Christmas Eve falls on a Tuesday this year. You can read here what this means for the opening times of bakeries over the Christmas holidays.
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While Boxing Day and Boxing Day are public holidays in Germany on which work can only be carried out with special permission, December 24th, Christmas Eve, is not. This year, Christmas Eve falls on a Tuesday, a normal weekday.
This results in the following opening times for bakeries, both on Christmas Eve and for Boxing Day.
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Bakery opening times at Christmas
In Germany, each federal state regulates its own store closing and opening times. This has been the case since the federalism reform in 2006. This means that bakers in different federal states have different opening times for the Christmas holidays.
Attention: Even if bakers are allowed to open their branch on a holiday, this does not mean that it is actually open. Different opening times are usually clearly visible in the entrance area of the branch.
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Christmas Eve
Bakers in all federal states are open on December 24th. open because Christmas Eve is not a public holiday and this year it is a Tuesday, i.e. a 'normal' working day. However, there are restrictions on this day in many federal states. Most bakery shops close by 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day
In North Rhine-Westphalia and many other federal states, shop opening times for bakers on Christmas Day are limited to a maximum of five hours. The period during which this opening time falls is up to the company itself. However, many bakeries regularly open from 7 or 8 a.m. and close again between 12 and 1 p.m.
Boxing Day
In North Rhine-Westphalia and many other federal states, bakeries remain closed on Boxing Day and are not allowed to open. This is because this is the second public holiday in a row. This regulation also applies, for example, to Easter Monday, which is the second public holiday in a row after Easter Sunday.
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Exceptions apply here
Some shops and businesses are exempt from closing times. These include, for example, pharmacies and gas stations.
Shops and shops in train stations and airports also often have special opening times other than the generally valid ones. This also applies to bakeries or other food outlets located in the train station or airport building.
And shops and stores in recognized health resorts and resorts can also have separate opening times. Here you can find the necessary information on site.
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