| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Christmas holiday (end) - Monday January 4, 2021 School holidays : Www.schule.sachsen.de
calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 509, among the 15 best WW
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 752
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required
TU Dresden ranking: Times Higher Education #164/QS ranking #195/Shanghai #151-200
University of Leipzig ranking: Times Higher Education #--/QS ranking #431-440/Shanghai #151-200
confirmed till July 2024
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| National Day - Sunday October 3, 2021 Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)
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| Fall holiday (beginning) - Friday October 16, 2020 School holidays :
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| Dresden Marathon - Sunday October 18, 2020 Sports events : Www.dresden-marathon.de/ 2020 edition confirmed
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| Reformation Day - Saturday October 31, 2020 Protestant : Commemorates the start of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 with the posting of Martin Luther's 95 theses.
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| Fall holiday (end) - Monday November 2, 2020 School holidays :
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| Repentance Day - Wednesday November 18, 2020 Secular holiday : A day of prayer to God against poor harvest.
Was abolished as a nationwide holiday in 1994.
Only remains observed in Saxony.
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Tuesday December 22, 2020 School holidays :
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| Banks are closed - Thursday December 24, 2020 Banks only : Not an official public holiday, but all financial and stock exchange activities, most bank as well as most businesses are closed.
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| Christmas Day - Friday December 25, 2020 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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| 2nd Christmas Day - Saturday December 26, 2020 Secular holiday :
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| Banks are closed - Thursday December 31, 2020 Banks only : Not an official public holiday, but all financial and stock exchange activities, most bank as well as most businesses are closed.
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