Public Holidays
January 1 – New Years Day – Nytårsdag
April 5 – 13 – Easter – Påske
More specifically: April 5 Palm Sunday, April 9 Maundy Thursday, April 10 Good Friday, April 12 Easter Sunday and April 13 Easter Monday.
May 8 – General Prayer Day – Store bededag
May 21 – Ascension Day – Kristi himmelfartsdag
June 5 – Constitution Day -Grundlovsdag ~ Read about it here
May 31 – June 1 – Whit – Pinse
December 24-26 – Christmas – Jul
December 31 – New Year’s Eve ( In most work places not a public holiday) – Nytårsaften
Other Annual Celebrations (none public holidays)
February 23 – Shrovetide / Danish Carnival – Fastelavn
April 1 – April Fools day – 1. april
May 1 – International workers’ day – 1. maj
May 5 – Denmark’s Liberation – Danmarks befrielsesdag
May 10 – Mother’s day – Mors dag
June 5 – Father’s day – Fars dag
June 15 – Valdemar’s Day / Day of the flag- Valdemarsdag
June 23 – St. John’s Eve /midsummer – Sankt Hans Aften ~ Read about it – here
November 10 – St. Martin’s Eve – Mortensaften
School Vacations
