Easter Monday is a nationwide public holiday and a separate date from Easter Sunday. Tuesday is an ordinary day unless approved leave or the calendar for the actual school location says otherwise.
The holiday is nationwide; Tuesday needs a separate work and school decision.
Nationwide public holiday. Easter Monday falls on Monday, 6 April 2026 and applies in all 16 German states. It completes the public-holiday block that starts on Good Friday.
Tuesday 7 April is not a public holiday. Check approved leave, childcare and the calendar for the actual school location independently.
Public holidays do not determine every school or childcare closure.
Place Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday on the same timeline, then add any leave days after them. A school break can continue beyond the public holidays, but it is set by the state and actual school location.
Confirm return travel and childcare before booking an extended break. Published operator times are more useful than a general assumption about Easter week.
Assumption: Monday-Friday working week.
Maximize your free time around Easter Monday:
A nationwide holiday still leaves rotas and timetables to the relevant provider.
For employees normally scheduled to work on Monday, the cited pay rule is section 2 of the Continued Remuneration Act. Section 9 of the Working Time Act and the rota govern permitted holiday work.
Restaurants, attractions, transport and emergency services use their own published Easter Monday hours. Check the outward and return journey separately.
Church context is useful when it helps choose a service or outing.
Easter Monday is associated with the road to Emmaus, where the disciples recognise the risen Christ in the sharing of bread. Walks, local excursions and services often sit alongside that church context.
For a service, event or route, use the parish, organiser or operator notice for the actual time and access arrangements.
Open the relevant calendar or tool below.