1996 Holidays and Events in Lower Austria, Austria
Additional Information
Date
Name
1/1/1996, Mon
New Year's Day
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Nuejahr.
1/6/1996, Sat
Epiphany
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Heilige Drei Könige.
4/7/1996, Sun
Easter
Note
Not an official national holiday. A Christian religious observance.
4/8/1996, Mon
Easter Monday
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Ostermontag.
5/1/1996, Wed
National Holiday (Labour Day)
Note
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.
5/16/1996, Thu
Ascension Day
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Christi Himmelfahrt.
5/27/1996, Mon
Whit Monday
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Pfingstmontag.
6/6/1996, Thu
Corpus Christi
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Fronleichnam.
8/15/1996, Thu
Assumption Day
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Himmelfahrt.
10/26/1996, Sat
Austrian National Day
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Nationalfeiertag. Commemorates the 26 October 1955 adoption of Austrian permanent neutrality by the National Council.
11/1/1996, Fri
All Saints' Day
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Allerheiligen.
11/15/1996, Fri
Saint Leopold's Day
Note
An official state holiday, known locally as Leopold.
12/8/1996, Sun
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Empfängnis. Retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping.
12/24/1996, Tue
Christmas Eve
Note
Observed in all states as a bank holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Weihnachten.
12/25/1996, Wed
Christmas Day
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Christtag.
12/26/1996, Thu
St. Stephen's Day
Note
An official national holiday, known locally as Stephanitag. Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr.
12/31/1996, Tue
New Year's Eve
Note
Observed in all states as a bank half-day holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Silvester.