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Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

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    European Truck Ban: 00:00 to 22:00 on Sundays, public holidays & vacations departures/returns; 07:00 to 20:00 in August
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday november 11, 2024ComPaMEDTradeshows
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    Friday december 20, 2024Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday december 24, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Thursday december 26, 20242nd Christmas DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday december 31, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday january 7, 2025Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday january 12, 2025IMM CologneTradeshows
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    Thursday february 27, 2025Carnival (during 5 days from this date on)Events, celebrations...
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    ComPaMED

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    Monday november 11, 2024
    Tradeshows : Www.compamed.de lasts 4 days - in Düsseldorf 2024 edition CONFIRMED

    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    School holidays :

    Banks are closed

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    Tuesday december 24, 2024
    Banks only : Not an official public holiday, but all financial and stock exchange activities, most bank as well as most businesses are closed.

    Christmas Day

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    Wednesday december 25, 2024
    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.

    2nd Christmas Day

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    Thursday december 26, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Banks are closed

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    Tuesday december 31, 2024
    Banks only : Not an official public holiday, but all financial and stock exchange activities, most bank as well as most businesses are closed.

    New Year's Day

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    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

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Tuesday january 7, 2025
    School holidays : Www.ferien-in-nrw.de
    calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
    2022 PISA ranking: #24 with a 482 score
    school day duration: 5:30 hours
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Average class size: more than 24
    number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 752
    Usually no school on Saturday
    No uniform required
    University of Münster ranking: Times Higher Education #161/QS ranking #308/Shanghai (2023) #201-300

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    IMM Cologne

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    Sunday january 12, 2025
    Tradeshows : Www.imm-cologne.com/ lasts one week - 2025 edition confirmed

    Carnival (during 5 days from this date on)

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    Thursday february 27, 2025
    Culture : In Cologne, Crazy Days have been prepared since November. People wear costumes. Girls try to cut men's neckties. A second carnival is dedicated to ghosts and ends with the burning of Nubbel , a straw figure. In Cologne only