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It is so exciting to learn about the traditions and holidays celebrated in your ancestral home. As you read the pages within this section you will see just how many of the traditions you keep today, were brought here by your ancestors.
It is also so very important that we keep the holidays and traditions and pass them on to our children and grandchildren and hope they will continue to bless future generations with the glue that has held many of our families together...our traditions!
Not all holidays are public holidays and not all holidays are yet included within these pages. Just like the rest of this site, it continues to be a work in progress.
Germany has a 'Sunday' holiday law. These laws are protected as 'days of rest' from work and to be used for spiritual elevation (Article 139 is part of the German Constitution through Article 140 GG. This means that all Sundays are holidays.
Public holidays, other than Sundays can be declared by the Federal Government or by the Government of each individual state. One thing I have learned is the language, the holidays, the food and so much more is dictated by the area you are in.
At this writing, the only Federal holiday is German Day of Unity (Unity Treaty, Article 2, section 2). All other holidays are declared by the specific jurisdiction, many however, are still celebrated throughout the entire country.
So is each holiday celebrated?
So is each holiday celebrated?
A few other Holidays in limited number of jurisdictions:
A few other Holidays in limited number of jurisdictions:
Augsburg Peace Festival (August 8th)
Assumption Day- Maria Himmelfahrt (August 15th) Celebrated in Bayern and Saarland
Corpus Christi- Fronleichname-celebrated 60 days after Easter-Fronleichnam). It is celebrated and a public holiday in Baden Wuertemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North-Rhine Westphaliia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
Whit Monday -Pfingstmontag-50 days after Easter-This holiday is a holiday and celebrated in all sixteen Jurisdictions-Whit Sunday, the day prior or 49 days after Easter is a holiday as well. Other terms used for this holiday is Pfingsten, which is the German word for Pentecost. The Christian holiday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's followers.
Flag Days
Days where flags are flown by Federal decree
Flag Days
Days where flags are flown by Federal decree
Flags are to be shown by Federal Decree on
Holocaust Memorial Day (Flags are flown at half-mast on January 27)
Labor Day (May 1)
Europe Day (May 9)
Constitution Day (May 23)
German Unity Day (October 3) Prior to this date, Popular Uprising Day was celebrated on June 17th. This was a public holiday under Unity Day from 1954 to 1990, when unity actually became the reality.
Memorial Day (two Sundays before the first Sunday in Advent)
Election Day (both for Bundestag and European Parliament elections)
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