Luxembourg's official bank holidays, weekends and weekdaysLuxembourg's official bank holidays, weekends and weekdays

🗓 1.01.2023

New Year's Eve in Luxembourg is held on the night of December 31 to January 1: it is celebrated much more modestly than catholic Christmas.

• You can typically see local residents launch fireworks and flares around midnight at designated locations where municipalities have lifted the ban on pyrotechnics.
• The holiday is traditionally celebrated among family members with a festive dinner. However, many people also go out for a walk on the city streets.

🗓 10.04.2023

In Luxembourgish society, Easter is celebrated in both religious and secular circles.

• It is quiet in Luxembourg during Holy Week. Traditionally, the main cathedral bell is sent to Rome to confess its sins.
• Religious celebrations take place during Easter and attending mass is the usual custom. Meanwhile, kids and adults alike have Easter egg hunts.
• The Emaischen Festival, a traditional local market, takes place on Easter Monday: special little clay birds called Péckvillercher can be found there.

In 2023, Easter in Luxembourg will fall on the 9th of April and Easter Monday — on the 10th of April.

🗓 1.05.2023

On May 1, several thousand people throughout Luxembourg traditionally take part in demonstrations organized by Luxembourg's largest trade unions, the OGBL and LCGB.

• These festive manifestations are meant to be a reminder of the struggle of the free trade unions for the social gains for all.
• By weaving wreaths of green foliage in towns and villages people mark the arrival of spring and the beginning of the sunny season.
• On this occasion, you can present a lily of the valley sprig to your loved ones.

🗓 09.05.2023

This is a relatively new holiday in Luxembourg. It is therefore too early to talk about established traditions.

• Europe Day was celebrated for the first time in Luxembourg on May 9, 2019.
• Festive-themed events will take place around the country and in the capital.

In 2019, this day has been declared a public holiday and an official day off.

🗓 18.05.2023

The Ascension of Jesus is a national holiday celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter. This is a statutory weekend in Luxembourg and it is accompanied by a traditional church service.

🗓 29.05.2023

Pentecost Monday, Spirit Day, or Pfingstmontag are all the names of the one holiday that is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter.

• The symbol of the holiday is the dove, which is seen as a sign of the descent of the Holy Spirit to earth.
• To symbolize the arrival of spring, it is customary to decorate houses and churches with flowers and bright greenery.
• Churches hold a celebratory mass on this day.

🗓 23.06.2023

One of the major public holidays. Luxembourg's National Day was historically considered to be the birthday of the Grand Duke. Although no sovereign was born on this date, the holiday was definitively established on June 23 in the middle of the last century.

• Typical formal celebrations take place in the capital: ceremonial changing of the guard, torchlight procession, parade, and fireworks.
• Concerts, performances, and other cultural events are held across the country.

🗓 15.08.2023

The Assumption of Our Lady Virgin Mary is a religious holiday and an official day off. Shops, banks, schools, and most businesses are closed.

Luxembourg has a very strong tradition of devotion to the Virgin Mary:

• Statues of Our Lady can be found in alcoves in buildings throughout the capital.
• In honor of the Virgin Mary, a two-week octave holiday is celebrated.

🗓 1.11.2023

This holiday is marked on November 1 and is closely related to the Commemoration of the Deceased Day, which is right next to it, on November 2.

• During All Saints, it is common to visit the burial places of friends and relatives to honor the memory of the deceased.
• Traditionally, a church service is held on All Saints' Day.

November 1st is a public holiday when people can rest. However, this does not apply to November 2nd.

🗓 25.12.2023

In winter, Luxembourg celebrates its main festive event — Christmas. Preparations usually start well in advance: the Luxembourg Christmas season traditionally kicks off in the second half of November.

• The capital city is decorated with colorful Illumination during the Winter Lights festival.
• Various Christmas fairs, street plays, parades and concerts take place throughout the Grand Duchy.

🗓 26.12.2023

Another public holiday in Luxembourg, which is celebrated right after Christmas. Similarly to December 25, the following date is non-working.

• In Luxembourg, the celebration has a religious rather than a secular nature.
• In some other states, you can hear the name Boxing Day, which is more or less common.