On Saturday, 15. August, celebrations for Catholics the assumption of Mary. The holiday is only in two provinces a day. There he falls in 2020, but on a Saturday, are not likely to notice a large number of workers a lot of it.
Where the assumption is a holiday
assumption is the Saarland and large Parts of Bavaria a legal holiday. In Bavaria, the Church Firmly in 1704 municipalities in which the population is predominantly Catholic, a holiday.
On the feast of the assumption of the free state is presented in two parts: In 1704, a predominantly Catholic municipalities in Bavaria a holiday of peace and quiet. Not a public holiday, the Church is firmly against it in around 352 Protestant-dominated municipalities in the North of the free state, particularly in Central and upper Franconia. This year, the difference weighs, however, not quite so hard, if the holiday falls on a Saturday.
Where the shops of the assumption
all the shops are not open on Saturday in the approximately 1700 municipalities. Those who stroll, shop, or his weekly shopping in the supermarket would like to do, you must do so on Friday. Alternatively, residents in Bavaria can also commute to neighboring “Evangelical churches” and shopping there, if in the own municipality holiday of peace and quiet.
In Central and upper Franconia are opened, many shops
In the major cities of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen such as the shops at 15. August open . Also in Ansbach, Bayreuth and Hof, the shops at the Saturday open. In General, are closed in the South of Bavaria on Saturday all the shops, while in most municipalities in Swiss francs (with the exception of Swiss francs) the shops are open.
Bavarian state office are open for statistics In white-colored communities, such as in Swiss francs, of the assumption of Mary is not a public holiday and the shops.
supermarkets in southern districts of the assumption of Mary to
the government upper Bavaria, lower Bavaria and part of Swabia are all of the communities are predominantly Catholic, and the shops and Department stores have therefore to be found (more info for the whole of Bavaria is closed here). Also in the upper Palatinate, the population is predominantly Catholic, so almost all the shops are closed. Here, citizens can commute but in the nearby municipalities in the medium to upper Franconia for Shopping and shopping.
supermarkets in Munich at the main station have
In Munich you can open, however, in super markets in the main and East train station shopping:
- Edeka Central station: 08 – 23 watch
- Edeka Ostbahnhof: 08 – 23 watch
- dm Ostbahnhof railway station: 6:30 – 23 watch
- Rewe To Go to the main station: 0 – 24
by the Way: shopping in Austria is 15. August is not possible. There the assumption of Mary is a work-free day for the whole of Austria.
2011 census relevant to the holiday
the basis for the classification of the last census of 2011, according to the Bavarian holiday act. The next census should take place in 2021, due to Corona, but was postponed, which could change the Numbers so. Finally, thousands of people from the Church come out every year.
In upper Bavaria and lower Bavaria, is the 15. August, currently everywhere holiday, as there is in all the municipalities at the time of the last census, the number of Catholics prevailed. Also in the upper Palatinate (96 percent of the municipalities are predominantly Catholic), in Swabia (95.3 percent), as well as in Swiss francs (87.0 per cent) is the most 15. August, at least for the majority of citizens.
In most of the municipalities of the Evangelical-dominated government of upper Franconia and Central Franconia districts assumption, however, is not a holiday, only 46.3 percent, respectively, 18.1 percent of the municipalities the majority of us are Catholic.
dpa/Matthias Balk In costume and with herbs, shrubs, take part in this Bavarian girl in Kochel am see at the pageant to assumption.
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