Holiday Calendar for Austria in JuneThe name Austria derives from a Germanic word ‘austro’, meaning ‘east’. Compromise is a key ingredient in the Austrian lifestyle. Help us National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2024-2025 yearJune 2024Sunday 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) July 2024Sunday 7 July - Ratha Yatra (Held on the second day of Shukla Pakshi of the Hindu lunar month of Ashadha) Saturday 13 July - Bon Festival in Japan (celebrated until July 16 in western Japan) Tuesday 16 July - Ashura (is a major festival for Shia Muslims and commemorates the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet) Wednesday 17 July - Gion Matsuri in Kyoto, Japan (祇園祭 is one of the most famous festivals. It lasts all of July and ends with the Yamaboko Junkō parade on July 17 and 24. Initially, it was dedicated to fighting the plague in 869) Saturday 20 July - Beginning of Vassa (First waning moon, 8th Thai lunar month) Thursday 25 July - Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka, Japan (colorful festival) August 2024Saturday 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) Wednesday 21 August - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (adopted by the UN on October 27, 2017) Thursday 22 August - International Day of Remembrance for Victims of Violence Due to Religion or Belief (International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief - established since May 28, 2019 - UN A/RES/73/296) Monday 26 August - Janmashtam (commemoration of the birth of Krishna) Wednesday 28 August - Feast of the Mother of God (Eastern Orthodox Church, a public holiday in the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Georgia) September 2024Tuesday 3 September - European Bike Week (Begins the first Tuesday in September and runs through the end of the week) Sunday 15 September - The Prophet's Birthday or Mawleed al Nabi (or Mawlid al-Nabi. There is not a single verse in the Qur'an OR a Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) forbidding the celebration of Prophet's birthday); Confucius Day (Confucius' birthday falls on the 27th day of the eighth lunar month according to the Chinese calendar) Wednesday 18 September - International Day of Equal Pay (established by the UN General Assembly on November 15, 2019. Several countries, including Georgia and Ukraine, sponsored the resolution) Friday 20 September - World Children's Day in Thuringia, Germany (an official holiday since 2019) Saturday 21 September - Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin (Orthodox Church) Monday 23 September - International Day of Sign Languages (adopted by the UN on November 14, 2017) Friday 27 September - Feast in honor of Christ of Peace (The Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Cross) Saturday 28 September - International Day for Universal Access to Information (Universal access to information means that everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information. This right is an integral part of the right to freedom of expression) October 2024Thursday 10 October - Carinthian national holiday in Austria (dedicated to the referendum 1920) Monday 21 October - Blessed Charles of Austria (Roman Catholic Church) Saturday 26 October - National Day in Austria (celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955) Thursday 31 October - Reformation Day (Slovenia, parts of Germany, Chile, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, various Protestant churches with a particular emphasis in Lutheran and Reformed ones) November 2024Friday 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 Saturday 9 November - Inventors' Day in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Remembrance Day of the Crystal Night Monday 18 November - European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (held since 2015 under the auspices of the Council of Europe) Sunday 24 November - The Feast of Christ the King (Date for 2024. Celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent. Roman Catholic Church) Saturday 30 November - Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (OPCW C-20/DEC.10) December 2024Sunday 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 Tuesday 24 December - Christmas Eve in Austria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Botswana; Christmas Eve 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 2025Saturday 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 2025Monday 3 February - Annual leave for servants in Austria (lasts until February 5) March 2025Wednesday 5 March - International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness (established in 2023 at the initiative of the UN) April 2025Sunday 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) Thursday 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) Friday 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) Sunday 27 April - Day of the Second Republic in Austria; International Sculpture Day (Held on the last Saturday of April) May 2025Thursday 1 May - May Crownings or the Virgin Mary Month (Catholic Church tradition); International Workers’ Day (May Day) Monday 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) Monday 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) Friday 16 May - International Day of Living Together in Peace (adopted by the UN on December 8, 2017) Tuesday 20 May - Whit Monday (celebrated on the day after Pentecost) Friday 30 May - Corpus Christi (Held on the Thursday after the Trinity. Monaco, Trinidad and Tobago, Austria, Venezuela) Some facts and traditionsReligious 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. 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