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Holiday Calendar for Austria

Holiday Calendar for Austria for 2024-2025 year
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National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2024-2025 year

April 2024

Saturday 20 April - Ridwan Day in Iraq (in Islamic angelology, Ridwan is the guardian of Paradise and the head of the host of guardian angels of Paradise. Literally translated “satisfied, pleased.” It is not mentioned in the Qur'an and Tafsir, but is mentioned in the earlier hadiths describing Paradise)
Wednesday 24 April - International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace (A/RES/73/127. Multilateralism, process of organizing relations between groups of three or more states)
Thursday 25 April - Wiener Töchtertag or Daughter's Day in Austria (an annual event where girls can broaden their horizons in choosing a career. The initiative of a woman adviser, Catherine Gaal, in cooperation with the Vienna Economic Chamber and the Directorate of Education in Vienna)

May 2024

Sunday 5 May - Anti-Violence and Racism Day in Austria (The Memorial Day against Violence and Racism in Commemoration of the Victims of Nazism has been observed since 1998 as an Austrian memorial day recalling the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp on May 5, 1945)
Sunday 12 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Thursday 16 May - International Day of Living Together in Peace (adopted by the UN on December 8, 2017)
Monday 20 May - Whit Monday (celebrated on the day after Pentecost)
Thursday 30 May - Corpus Christi (Held on the Thursday after the Trinity. Monaco, Trinidad and Tobago, Austria, Venezuela)

June 2024

Sunday 9 June - Father's Day in Austria and Belgium (celebrated on the second Sunday of June and it is not a public holiday)
Friday 21 June - Danube Island Festival (Begins on Friday of the fourth week of June)

August 2024

Saturday 3 August - Stephen (Discovery of the relic. Christian feast day)
Thursday 15 August - Feast day of the Assumption of Mary (Christian feast day, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu)

September 2024

Tuesday 3 September - European Bike Week (Begins the first Tuesday in September and runs through the end of the week)

October 2024

Thursday 10 October - Carinthian national holiday in Austria (dedicated to the referendum 1920)
Saturday 26 October - National Day in Austria (celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955)

November 2024

Friday 1 November - All Saints' Day a holy day of obligation (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries. And its related observance: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. - Mexico, Haiti); All Saints’ Day in Louisiana
Friday 15 November - St. Leopold Day (patron saint of Austria and Vienna); European Dystonia Day

December 2024

Sunday 1 December - Advent Sunday (Western Christianity)
Sunday 8 December - The Second Sunday of Advent (is the third last Sunday before Christmas Day); Bodhi Day in Japan
Thursday 26 December - St. Stephen's Day (public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Andorra, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland)

January 2025

Saturday 4 January - World Braille Day (UN 1 November 2018 A/C.3/73/L.5/Rev.1)
Sunday 5 January - Birth of Guru Gobind Singh (The occasion is celebrated by Sikhs and Sikh diasporas all over the world)

February 2025

March 2025

Some facts and traditions

Religious freedom is highly respected in Austria. Catholics and Protestants in Austria are required to pay a membership fee to their church based on their income.
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is home to almost one-quarter of the entire population of the country. One of the must-see museums in Vienna is the famous Mozarthaus.
The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flags in the world. Founded in 1752, Austria’s zoo is recognized as the oldest zoo in the world. Started in 803, the Haslauer is the world’s oldest inn and restaurant still in operation. One of the oldest amusement parks in the world, the Wurstelprater is located in Vienna, Austria. Austria is regularly named as one of the countries with the highest standard of living in the world. In the annual list of most liveable cities, Vienna is nearly always at the top.
Famous classical music composers Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Johann Strauss, Franz Schubert, and Wolfgang Mozart were all from Austria. Austrians are very proud of being the home of Mozart. Hollywood actor and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally a citizen of Austria.
Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, regarded as the founding father of psychoanalysis, was from Vienna. Many of the members of the Rothschild family, known as bankers and investors, were citizens of Austria. Among the long list of famous Austrians is Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the sports car company which bears his name as well as the designer of the Volkswagen. The energy drink “Red Bull” was created in Austria.
The sewing machine was invented by Josef Madersperger, an Austrian. The first postcards used were in Austria. The waltz was born in Austria.
A popular gathering place for Austrians is the Heuriger, a unique kind of wine tavern where even families can come and enjoy a pleasant evening.
Well known for its Alps, Austria boasts 13 peaks which are in excess of 3,000 meters and 34 peaks which exceed 2,000 meters.
The world famous Salzburg Festival began in 1920 and is one of the highlights of summer in Austria.
Every October 26th, Austrians celebrate National Day. This commemorates the passing of the constitutional law regarding permanent neutrality. It was passed in 1955.

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