1991 Holidays and Events in Austria

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1991, Tue	New Year's Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Nuejahr.
	1/6/1991, Sun	Epiphany
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Heilige Drei Könige.
	3/31/1991, Sun	Easter
Note Not an official national holiday. A Christian religious observance.
	4/1/1991, Mon	Easter Monday
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Ostermontag.
	5/1/1991, 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.
	5/9/1991, Thu	Ascension Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Christi Himmelfahrt.
	5/20/1991, Mon	Whit Monday
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Pfingstmontag.
	5/30/1991, Thu	Corpus Christi
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Fronleichnam.
	8/15/1991, Thu	Assumption Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Himmelfahrt.
	10/26/1991, 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.
	11/1/1991, Fri	All Saints' Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Allerheiligen.
	12/8/1991, 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.
	12/24/1991, Tue	Christmas Eve
Note Observed in all states as a bank holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Weihnachten.
	12/25/1991, Wed	Christmas Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Christtag.
	12/26/1991, Thu	St. Stephen's Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Stephanitag. Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr.
	12/31/1991, 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.

1/1/1991, Tue

New Year's Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Nuejahr.

1/6/1991, Sun

Epiphany

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Heilige Drei Könige.

3/31/1991, Sun

Easter

Note: Not an official national holiday. A Christian religious observance.

4/1/1991, Mon

Easter Monday

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Ostermontag.

5/1/1991, 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.

5/9/1991, Thu

Ascension Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Christi Himmelfahrt.

5/20/1991, Mon

Whit Monday

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Pfingstmontag.

5/30/1991, Thu

Corpus Christi

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Fronleichnam.

8/15/1991, Thu

Assumption Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Himmelfahrt.

10/26/1991, 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.

11/1/1991, Fri

All Saints' Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Allerheiligen.

12/8/1991, 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.

12/24/1991, Tue

Christmas Eve

Note: Observed in all states as a bank holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Weihnachten.

12/25/1991, Wed

Christmas Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Christtag.

12/26/1991, Thu

St. Stephen's Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Stephanitag. Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr.

12/31/1991, 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.