German holidays in 2009

For planning purposes, here is a list of German holidays in 2009:

Jan. 1    New Year’s

Jan. 6    Three Kings’ Day (official holiday in Bavaria,         Sachsen and Baden-Württemberg only)

Feb. 23    Rose Monday (no legal holiday)

Feb. 24    Shrove Tuesday (Fasching – no legal holiday)

Feb. 25    Ash Wednesday (no legal holiday)

April 10    Good Friday

April 12-13    Easter

May 1    Labor Day

May 21    Ascension Day

May  31 and  June 1    Pentecost

June 11    Corpus Christi Day (official holiday in the

    states of Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Bavaria,         Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, Nordrhein-            Westfalen and Sachsen)

Aug. 15    Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (only in             Bavaria and Saarland)

Oct. 3    Unification Day

Nov. 1    All Saints Day

Dec. 25-26    Christmas