Good news for employees: You can get the most out of your vacation days in the coming year. Because the holidays are quite favorable in 2025, creating a lot of bridging days that can be used wisely.

The year is starting off well. New Year’s Day falls on a Wednesday – and Epiphany falls on the Monday of the following week. With just two days of vacation you can get a full six days off.

Vacation planning for 2025 – this is how you make the most of bridge days

The classic follows at the end of April with the Easter holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday. Since the holidays shorten two weeks in a row, you have a whopping 16 days off in a row with just eight days of vacation.

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Things continue pleasantly in May with Labor Day on May 1st and Ascension Day on May 29th. Both times the holiday falls on a Thursday. If you take advantage of the bridge days, you can have two XXL weekends with four days off in a row with just two days of vacation.

It’s similar later in June with Corpus Christi, the public holiday is on Wednesday, June 19th – so you can treat yourself to a long weekend break shortly after Pentecost on June 9th and before the summer holidays. Finally, in August, the long weekend comes naturally – at least if you live in a Catholic commune. The Assumption Day falls on a Friday on August 15th.

Bavaria is a holiday paradise – regionally up to 14 days off in the Free State

Finally, there is a long weekend for German Unity Day, which this time also falls on a Friday on October 3rd. This is followed by a dry spell until Christmas – the only downer is All Saints’ Day on November 1st, which falls on a Saturday next year.

That’s why Christmas is really special – December 25th and 26th fall on a Thursday and Friday. With just three days of vacation in advance, you can secure a whopping nine days off – perfect for an extended Christmas vacation!

This is how the holidays will be in Bavaria in 2025:

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