| Parliamentary election - Sunday September 26, 2021 Special Events :
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| Filmfest Hamburg - Thursday September 30, 2021 Culture : Lasts 1 week
www.filmfesthamburg.de 2020 edition confirmed
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| Fall holiday (beginning) - Friday October 1, 2021 School holidays :
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| National Day - Sunday October 3, 2021 Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)
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| Fall holiday (end) - Monday October 18, 2021 School holidays :
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| Reformation Day - Sunday October 31, 2021 Protestant : Commemorates the start of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 with the posting of Martin Luther's 95 theses.
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Wednesday December 22, 2021 School holidays :
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| Banks are closed - Friday December 24, 2021 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 - Saturday December 25, 2021 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 - Sunday December 26, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Banks are closed - Friday December 31, 2021 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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