Holiday calendar 2025: So Hessen plan a long weekend!

The year 2025 offers a variety of design options for employees in Hesse who want to optimally use their days off. There are a total of 21 statutory holidays in Germany, but only ten are celebrated in Hesse. Many of these holidays fall on working days, which enables employees to effectively design their vacation planning and to plan extended weekends with just a few vacation days. For example, the next legal holiday is celebrated on April 18, 2025.

On Monday, January 6, 2025, many in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg (Epiphany). At the beginning of 2025 there is also a so-called Hessen week, which includes a week of school holidays after New Year before the new school year begins on Monday, January 13, 2025. The school holidays in Hessen have already been determined by 2030, which enables long -term planning for families.

holidays and school holidays at a glance

In Hesse, the holidays 2025 are favorable: The day of work on May 1, 2025 falls on a Thursday, which enables a long weekend possible. In addition, workers can clear a total of three times four days at a time by one vacation. Ascension Day is also a legal holiday and will be celebrated on May 29, 2025, while Corpus Christi falls on a Thursday on June 19, 2025.

The school holidays in Hessen 2025 are determined as follows:

• Christmas holidays 2024/25: December 23, 2024 to January 10, 2025
• Easter holidays 2025: April 7 to April 21, 2025
• Summer vacation 2025: July 7th to August 15, 2025
• autumn holidays 2025: 6. October 18, 2025
• Christmas holidays 2025/26: December 22, 2025 to January 10, 2026

The Christmas holidays 2025 fall on a Thursday (December 25th) and Friday (December 26th), which can also be used for longer recovery times.

Overall, the year 2025 for employees in Hessen is on a holiday -friendly manner. As further information from Hessenschau.de shows, employees can enjoy a total of 16 working -free days around Christmas by only bringing in seven vacation days.