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A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks close 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
- Find information from the Luxembourg government on public holidays (in French)
Public Holidays 2018
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 2 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 10 May - Ascension Day
- 21 May - Pentecost/Whit Monday
- 23 June - Grand Duke's Birthday (National Day)
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
Public Holidays Worldwide
For information on public holidays around the world, see Jours-Feries.com