Public holidays in the Saxon Empire

The Saxon Empire has sixteen national holidays. Fourteen are bank holidays, whereas the other two always fall on a Sunday (a day when work is typically disallowed in the Empire). Although the Saxon Empire officially uses the Old Icelandic Calendar, the dates of holidays are set according to the Gregorian Calendar so that the religious festivals occur on the same dates as in other Western Christian countries. The two festive seasons are Easter and Yule, which includes Christmastide.

Date	English name	West Germanic name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	Uder Hochmanei
5 January	Twelfth Night	Twelfte Nicht	The penultimate day of Christmas.
6 January	Twelfth Day	Twelfte Dai	The twelfth and final day of Christmas, also the Epiphany and the last of the Yule holidays.
25 January	Candlemas Burns Night	Kandelmasse-Burnsnicht	Originally on 2 February, relocated to coincide with Burns Night. The day is celebrated with haggis, whisky and readings of Robert Burns' poetry as well as marking the presentation of the Christ Child at the Temple.
14 February	Valentine's Day	Valentinsdai
Easter Sunday - 47d	Ewemilk	Iemelk	Coincides with Shrove Tuesday. Celebrated with cakes and seen as a continuation of the Germanic practice of giving out, and offering to idols, baked goods during Solmonaþ (February).
17 March	Cuthbert and Patrick's Day	Kaudberkt-Patriksdai	A day combining the commemoration of St Cuthbert and St Patrick, particularly celebrating Irish cultural heritage.
1 April	April Fools' Day	Aprelviš
10 April	Freedom-Guthlac's Day	Fraidum-Gaudloksdai	Guthlac's Day, which originally took place on 11 April, was moved forward by one day. Also the birthday of HMSE Mark Williams II.
23 April	Edmund and George's Day	Odmund-Jorgensdai	A day combining the commemoration of Edmund the Martyr and St George, two patron saints of England.
Easter Sunday -7d	Palm Sunday	Palmzunndai	Marking the triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Easter Sunday -2d	Good Friday	Langfraidai	Commemorating the crucifixion of Christ.
Easter Sunday -1d	Easter Eve	Oosteräven	The Saturday preceding Easter Sunday.
Movable	Easter Sunday	Oosterdai	Marking the resurrection.
Easter Sunday +1d	Easter Monday	Uder Oosterdai
1 May	Walburga's Day	Waldburgedai	A continuation of pagan traditions including the Maypole and also commemorating the Anglo-Saxon saint Walburga.
Easter Sunday +49d	Whitsunday	Waitzunndai	Commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples.
Movable	Midsummer	Midzumer	Marking the Summer Solstice.
4 July	July the Fourth	Julivierde	Principally Freedomian, stemming from American Independence Day.
15 July	Swithun's Day	Swaidaunsdai
1 August	Lammas Christianity Day	Lofmasse-Kristendai	A harvest festival.
2 August	Children's Day	Cildamassedai
31 October	Reformation Day	Etnaiungsdai	Marking the publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses, which began the Reformation
4th Thursday of November	Thanksgiving	Erntedank
Movable	Midwinter	Midwinter	Marking the Winter Solstice, the first of the Yule holidays.
24 December	Christmas Eve	Kristesmassäven	The day before Christmas.
25 December	Christmas	Kristesmasse	Commemorating the birth of Christ.
26 December	Second Christmas	Udre Kristesmasse	The second day of Christmas, stemming from St Stephen's Day, which was renamed according to Protestant tradition.
31 December	Hogmanay	Hochmanei	A day of general merrymaking spent with loved ones, at the end of which it is traditional to sing Auld Lang Syne.