Upon request, here is a list of public holidays in May 2024:
| Wed | Labour Day | |||||
| Fri-Mon | Orthodox Easter | |||||
| 5 May | Sun | Europe Day | ||||
| 9 May
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Thu | Ascension Day / Fathers‘ Day / Europe Day | ||||
| 19-20 May | Sun-Mon | Whit Sunday/Pentacost – Whit Monday | ||||
| 30 May | Thu | Corpus Christi | ||||
- Labour Day: A national holiday in many countries, celebrating workers and labour movements.
- Europe Day: Observed by the Council of Europe, commemorating peace and unity in Europe.
- Ascension Day: A national holiday in Germany and many other Catholic countries, marking the ascension of Jesus Christ.
- Fathers’ Day: A day to honour fathers and father figures.
- Europe Day: Observed by the European Union, promoting European unity and cooperation.
- Whit Sunday or Pentecost and Whit Monday: A Christian holiday, which commemorates the Holy Ghost’s descent upon Jesus Christ’s disciples (New Testament, Bible).
- Corpus Christi: A regional holiday, which falls on a Thursday exactly 60 days after Easter Sunday, honouring the Eucharist (Holy Communion, Lord’s Supper) in the Catholic church, is observed only in several German states.