An official national holiday, known locally as Nuejahr.
1/6/2016, Wed
Epiphany
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An official national holiday, known locally as Heilige Drei Könige.
3/27/2016, Sun
Easter
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Not an official national holiday. A Christian religious observance.
3/28/2016, Mon
Easter Monday
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An official national holiday, known locally as Ostermontag.
5/1/2016, Sun
National Holiday (Labour Day)
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An official national holiday. Established in 1919 to commemorate the founding of the First Austrian Republic; the FRG calls it "Staatsfeiertag" (National Holiday), not "Labour Day," though it functions as International Workers' Day.
5/5/2016, Thu
Ascension Day
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An official national holiday, known locally as Christi Himmelfahrt.
5/16/2016, Mon
Whit Monday
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An official national holiday, known locally as Pfingstmontag.
5/26/2016, Thu
Corpus Christi
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An official national holiday, known locally as Fronleichnam.
8/15/2016, Mon
Assumption Day
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An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Himmelfahrt.
10/26/2016, Wed
Austrian National Day
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An official national holiday, known locally as Nationalfeiertag. Commemorates the 26 October 1955 adoption of Austrian permanent neutrality by the National Council.
11/1/2016, Tue
All Saints' Day
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An official national holiday, known locally as Allerheiligen.
11/11/2016, Fri
Saint Martin's Day
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An official state holiday, known locally as Martin.
12/8/2016, Thu
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Empfängnis. Retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping.
12/24/2016, Sat
Christmas Eve
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Observed in all states as a bank holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Weihnachten.
12/25/2016, Sun
Christmas Day
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An official national holiday, known locally as Christtag.
12/26/2016, Mon
St. Stephen's Day
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An official national holiday, known locally as Stephanitag. Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr.
12/31/2016, Sat
New Year's Eve
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Observed in all states as a bank half-day holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Silvester.