Public Holidays
January 1 – New Years Day – Nytårsdag
March 28 – April 5 – Easter – Påske
More specifically: March 28 Palm Sunday, April 1 Maundy Thursday, April 2 Good Friday, April 4 Easter Sunday and April 5 Easter Monday.
April 30 – General Prayer Day – Store bededag
May 13 – Ascension Day – Kristi himmelfartsdag
June 5 – Constitution Day -Grundlovsdag ~ Read about it here
May 23 – 24 – 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 14 – Shrovetide / Danish Carnival – Fastelavn
March 28 – Summer time – Sommertid (we set the clock 1 hour ahead at 2am)
April 1 – April Fools day – 1. april
May 1 – International workers’ day – 1. maj
May 5 – Denmark’s Liberation – Danmarks befrielsesdag
May 9 – 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
Oktober 31 – Winter time – Vintertid (we set the clock 1 hour back at 2am)
November 10 – St. Martin’s Eve – Mortensaften
School Vacations
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