Public holidays (Gesetzliche Feiertage) – nationwide (bundesweit:
- Neujahr (New Year's Day)
- 01-01
- Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany)
- 06-01
- Ostermontag (Easter Monday)
- Staatsfeiertag (Labour Day)
- 01-05
- Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension Day)
- 39 days after Easter Sunday
- Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday)
- Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles
- 49 and 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ
- Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi)
- First Holy Eucharist Last Supper.
- Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter Sunday)
- Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption of the Virgin Mary)
- 15-08
- Nationalfeiertag (Austrian National Holiday)
- 26-10
- Day of the Declaration of Neutrality
- Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)
- 01-11
- Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception)
- 08-12
- Weihnachten (Christmas Day)
- 25-12
- Stefanitag (St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day)
- 26-12
Festival days (Festtage):
- Aschermittwoch (Ash Wednesday)
- 14-02
- Wednesday after Shrovetide (Fastnacht) when Lent (Fastenzeit) begins.
- Valentinstag (Valentine's Day)
- 14-02
- Josefitag (St. Joseph's Day) (K,ST,T,V)
- 19-03
- Carinthia, Styria, Tirol, Vorarlberg
- Palmsonntag (Palm Sunday)
- 24-03
- Gründonnerstag (Maundy Thursday)
- -03
- Karfreitag (Good Friday)
- 2 days before Easter Sunday
- Bank holiday in all states
- Karsamstag (Holy Saturday)
- 30-03
- Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday)
- 31-03
- Florianitag (O) (Saint Florian's Day)
- 04-05
- Upper Austria
- Muttertag (Mother's Day)
- 12-05
- Rupertitag (S) (Saint Rupert's Day)
- 24-09
- Salzburg
- Erntedankfest (Thanksgiving)
- 06-10
- Tag der Volksabstimmung (K) (Plebiscite Day)
- 10-10
- Carinthia
- Halloween
- 31-10
- Allerseelen (All Souls)
- 02-11
- Martinstag (B) (Saint Martin's Day)
- 11-11
- Burgenland
- Leopolditag (W,N) (Saint Leopold's Day)
- 15-11
- Vienna, Lower Austria
- Advent
- 01-12
- Barbara
- 04-12
- Nikolaus
- 06-12
- Advent
- 08-12
- Advent
- 15-12
- Advent
- 22-12
- Heiligabend (Christmas Eve)
- 24-12
- Bank holiday
- Silvester (New Year's Eve)
- 31-12
- Bank holiday
Familiar with the words and terms related to calendar events, festivals and carnivals, after a short stay in Austria is inevitable. Some of them are listed below:
Frequently-used words (Häufig verwendete Wörter):
- der Urlaub (holiday, vacation)
- die Ferien (holiday, vacation)
- der Feiertag (holiday)
- der Nationalfeiertag (national holiday)
- der freier Tag (holiday)
- der Festtag (holiday)
- das Fest (festival, party, celebration)
- das Volksfest (folk festival)
- das Schützenfest (rifle festival)
- das Dreikönigsfest (epiphany)
- das Erscheinungsfest (epiphany, appearance festival)
- das Oktoberfest (octoberfest)
- Wiesn Fest (octoberfest)
- das Allerheiligenfest (all saints' day)
- der Festspiele (festival)
- das Festival (festival)
- die Epiphanie (epiphany)
- der Karneval (carnival)
- der Fasching (carnival)
- die Fasnacht (carnival)
- der Maibaum (maypole)
- das Ostern (easter)
- die Osterfestspiele (easter festival)
- der Ostersonntag (easter sunday)
- der Ostermontag (easter monday)
- die Himmelfahrt (ascension)
- Christi Himmelfahrt (ascension of Christ)
- Mariä Himmelfahrt (ascension of Maria)
- der Fronleichnam (corpus christi)
- der Kulturtage (culture days)
- die Weihnacht (christmas)
- das Weihnachten (christmas)
- Der Heilige Abend (holy night)
- der Karfreitag (good friday)
- das Silvester (new year's eve)
- die Oper (opera)
- das Theater (theater)
- das Konzert (concert)
- das Orchester (orchestra)
- der Weihnachtsmarkt (christmas market)
- der Christkindlmarkt (christmas market)
- der Adventsmarkt (christmas market, advent market)
- die Bühne (stage)
- tanzen (to dance)
- der Tänzer, die Tänzerin (dancer)
- singen (to sing)
- der Sänger, die Sängerin (singer)
- der Vokalist, die Vokalistin (vocalist)
- das Feuerwerk (fireworks)
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In addition, you can refer to the following subjects to get acquainted with commonly used words and phrases:
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