Calculation under the rules currently represented
Public holidays in Austria 2008
The calculation lists 21 dates: 16 nationwide and 5 with regional or local scope.
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Dates and scope
Public holidays 2008
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Status | Regional scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||
| Tuesday | New Year's Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Epiphany | Public | Nationwide | |
| March | ||||
| Wednesday | Saint Joseph's Day | Regional | Carinthia Styria Tyrol Vorarlberg | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Religious | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Public | Nationwide | |
| May | ||||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Labour Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Saint Florian's Day | Regional | Upper Austria | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Public | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | Public | Nationwide | |
| August | ||||
| Friday | Assumption Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| September | ||||
| Wednesday | Saint Rupert's Day | Regional | Salzburg | |
| October | ||||
| Sunday | Austrian National Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| November | ||||
| Saturday | All Saints' Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Saint Martin's Day | Regional | Burgenland | |
| Saturday | Saint Leopold's Day | Regional | Lower Austria Vienna | |
| December | ||||
| Monday | Immaculate Conception | Public | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Religious | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Friday | St Stephen's Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Info | Nationwide | |
National rules
Nationwide dates occur most often on Thursday (4 entries in this calculation).
Regional differences
5 dates apply only in particular federal states or locally; check the scope shown in each row.
Data basis
Verified data basis for 2008
The austrian annual dates follow the applicable holiday rules and were checked against the linked source-backed data basis.