Who has the longest public holidays on Christmas

As Christmas approaches, many of us look forward to the joy of the season and a well-deserved break. While Christmas is celebrated in various ways across the globe, we wanted to explore how European Union members enjoy their public holidays during this festive time in 2024.

🇲🇹 Malta and 🇵🇹 Portugal offer just one day off. Meanwhile, several countries celebrate with two days off, including 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain, and 🇸🇪 Sweden. Check out our infographic to discover which EU countries offer the longest Christmas breaks!

Looking beyond the EU, we find a country that possibly offers the longest public holidays during the Christmas season. In some regions of Australia, people can enjoy four days off! Residents of the UK, Canada, and New Zealand typically enjoy a two-day break, while in the USA, Christmas is marked by just one public holiday.

Check your public holidays management system for 2025

As you prepare for the holiday season, don’t forget to prepare the list of public holidays for 2025 in your time-tracking system.

If you haven’t yet tried Kimai’s public holidays management plugin yet, request it now.