corpus Christi is not a legal holiday. The following provinces are free on Thursday:
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bayern
- Hessen
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
In Thuringia and Saxony is the public holiday only in the regions which are predominantly Catholic. For the rest of the länder of 11. June 2020 a regular working day.
In the regions, where corpus Christi is a public holiday, will remain closed most of the shops during the day. From this rule there are, however, some exceptions and special opening hours, especially in big cities.
supermarkets, which are open despite the holiday:
Munich
- Edeka Central station: 08 – 23 watch
- Edeka Ostbahnhof: 08 – 23 watch
- Edeka airport: 05:30 – 24
- dm Ostbahnhof railway station: 6:30 – 23 watch
- Rewe To Go to the main station: 0 – 24
Frankfurt
- Rossmann Express main station: 08 – 22 h
- Siglo Asia Supermarkt the main train station: 09:30 – 18 clock
- Spar Express Central station: 06 – 20 watch
- travel shop the main train station: 08 – 23 watch
- Teegut airport: 06 – 22 hrs
- REWE airport: 06 – 0 p.m.
Stuttgart
- EDEKA airport: 06 – 22 hrs
- Spar Express Central station: 06 – 21:30 PM
- Kübler, butcher, station: 10 – 18:30 clock
Cologne
- REWE To Go the main train station: 0 – 24 Uhr
- bed life Hauptbahnhof: 09 – 18 PM
- REWE City, Cologne-Bonn airport: 07 – 22 PM
Düsseldorf
- Edeka in the Hauptbahnhof: 0 – 24 Uhr
- REWE City market airport: 5 – 24 hours
Mainz
- REWE To Go the main train station: 0 – 05
Saarbruecken
- Rossmann Central station: 06 – 22 hrs
What is celebrated on corpus Christi?
corpus Christi is celebrated since the year 1209 as a solemnity of the Catholic Christians, on the second Thursday after Pentecost.
The Festival goes back to the last supper of Jesus, where the latter handed over to his disciples the bread and wine. The Catholic Church and their followers celebrate the feast of corpus Christi, that the bread and wine, Jesus is still with you. You can read more about this here.
The Corona-the rules in Germany at corpus Christi
On the feast of corpus Christi be held actually, many of the often pompous processions, in which, as a rule, also the first communion children to go in their festive robes. In many municipalities, the procession routes will be especially adorned with flags, small altars and flowers. In some regions, there are colourful carpets of flowers, some of which are several hundred meters long.
All of these great actions, must this time fail, because it’s too difficult, the distance and the hygiene rules to be complied with. Only a few bishoprics such as Trier or Cologne to corpus Christi processions under special hygiene conditions if you are agreed with the local authorities. Other recommend to arrange, for example, open-air Church services.
In the provinces are gradually becoming more and more relaxations in force. However, very different rules on the way back to normality are valid for the countries, because: with Respect to the relaxations in the States and counties are allowed to set independently of each other rules. Here you will find the current regulations in your state in the Overview. ECB: First Inflation, then a new monetary order is coming – what the saver is in FOCUS ECB: First Inflation, then a new monetary order is coming – what is the for savers
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