 | Public Holidays in Luxembourg |
A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks holiday and people get the day off in Luxembourg. With links to holidays in the UK and US.
The French for bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is un jour
férié, the German word is gesetzliche Feiertage and the
Luxembourgish word is Feierdag.
- Luxembourgish organisations and businesses close on public holidays
- Although some shopping centres and grocers open for part of the day, the
majority of shops do not
- Police stations and hospitals do not close
- When a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, it is common
practice to "make the bridge" (faire le pont) by taking off the
Friday or Monday so creating a long weekend. When this happens,
businesses may operate with fewer staff or smaller family-run businesses may close
for the full period
- Public holidays that fall on a Sunday are usually observed on the
following Monday
- For information from the Luxembourg government on public holidays: Click
here (in French)
National and Regional holidays in 2012 |
| 1 January (Sunday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 20 February (Monday) | Luxembourg | Other |
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| 6 April (Friday) | Luxembourg | Banks |
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| 9 April (Monday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 1 May (Tuesday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 17 May (Thursday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 28 May (Monday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 23 June (Saturday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 15 August (Wednesday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 3 September (Monday) | Luxembourg | Regional |
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| 1 November (Thursday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 24 December (Monday) | Luxembourg | Banks/Afternoon |
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| 25 December (Tuesday) | Luxembourg | |
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| 26 December (Wednesday) | Luxembourg | |
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Public Holidays Worldwide
For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:
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