Public holidays in Denmark are the holidays recognised in law in Denmark. The Danish closure law, or , requires larger retail stores to be closed on all public holidays, as well as Constitution Day (5 June), Christmas Eve (24 December) and New Year's Eve (31 December) after 15:00, but those three additional days are not considered public holidays, as non-retail employees do not get a day off.

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! Date !! English name !! Danish name !! Notes

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| 1 January || New Year's Day || ' ||  

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| Thursday before Easter Sunday || Maundy Thursday || ' ||  

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| Friday before Easter Sunday || Good Friday || ' || Flags are at half mast.

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| March/April || Easter Sunday || ' ||  

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| The day after Easter Sunday || Easter Monday || ' ||  

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| 40 days after Easter || Ascension Day || ' ||  

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| 7th Sunday after Easter || Whit Sunday || ' ||

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| The day after Pentecost || Whit Monday

The day is also known as ' (Workers day of struggle and celebration) referring to the celebration of the past victories of the workers movement, especially the eight-hour working day. Many, both families and young people, meet at the sites of the political meetings holding picnics and drink beer and other alcoholic beverages. Copenhagen's is well known for its annual May 1 celebrations, gathering an average of a hundred thousand people at the meeting of the central Labour Union "LO". This is a full holiday for blue collar workers, but not for white collar workers.

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| 5 May ||Liberation Day || '

| Historic date. This was the day that the German forces surrendered in Denmark under World War II. However, the island of Bornholm was not liberated on this date - instead, the occupation continued until the Red Army liberated the island. Afterwards the USSR held control of the island for a time, before it was rejoined with the rest of Denmark. The day is marked by public memorial ceremonies for fallen members of the Danish resistance, and by demonstrations of the left-wing, both in memory of the communist resistance fighters and also carrying slogans of peace and solidarity linking the struggle in the past with new ones today.

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| Second Sunday of May || Mother's Day || Mors dag ||

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| 26 May || Birthday of King Frederik X || ' || The King is usually celebrated in some places, and he will appear either on his balcony at Amalienborg Palace or outside of Marselisborg Palace depending on where he spends his birthday.

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| 5 June || <!-- do not move this to the public holiday table, it is not a public holiday --> Constitution Day || '

| The signing of the Danish constitution in 1849. Some people attend meetings with speeches, often outdoors, where politicians or other public figures will elaborate their view on the constitution, history and the current state of the nation. This day probably is the closest equivalence to an actual National Day. Elderly, middle-class and right-of-centre people often regard this day as more important than May 1. With few exceptions, all shops stay closed on ' by law.

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| 13 December || Saint Lucy's Day || ' || Catholic day that was located on winter solstice before the European calendar reform. Revived in Sweden in 1928, and in Denmark from the 1940s.

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| 24 December || Christmas Eve || ' || The celebration of Christmas in Denmark starts in the evening, traditionally with a Christmas tree, exchanging presents and having dinner with the family. With few exceptions, all shops stay closed by law on ', the day of '.

References

  • Official days to use the flag in Denmark (in Danish)
  • Office Holidays in Denmark (specific dates of holidays in the current year)