| Assumption - Sunday August 15, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Rosh Hashanah - Tuesday September 7, 2021 cards/flowers : Jewish New Year NOT a public holiday
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| Yom Kippur - Thursday September 16, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Parliamentary election - Sunday September 26, 2021 Special Events :
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| National Day - Sunday October 3, 2021 Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)
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| Thanksgiving - Sunday October 3, 2021 Culture : Erntedankfest is a traditional harvest celebration marked by fireworks, parades, dancing and music, still celebrated in rural areas
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday October 19, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Tuesday October 26, 2021 Special Events :
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| Halloween - Sunday October 31, 2021 cards/flowers : Halloween originated from a Celtic festival called Samhain, which was celebrated 2,000 years ago and revolved around lighting bonfires and wearing costumes to ward off spirits and fairies— yes, Halloween began because people truly believed that it was a time when dead spirits would rise again, and walk among them. Back then, costumes acted as protection, not just an excuse to show off your Pinterest skills.
Not much is known about the ancient holiday since there are no written records, though per Encyclopedia Britannica, it was a time fraught with danger, charged with fear, and full of supernatural episodes.
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday October 31, 2021 Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
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| All Saints' Day - Monday November 1, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall - Tuesday November 9, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| St Martin's Day - Thursday November 11, 2021 cards/flowers : The most popular of all saints' days, especially with children. children prepare for the arrival of St. Martin by making paper lanterns. St. Martin arrives to towns at dusk on a big horse named Shimmel. All the children gather with their lit lanterns and parade through town behind him singing songs in his honor. [Yahoo]
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| Ewigkeitssonntag - Sunday November 21, 2021 Culture : General celebration in memorial of the deceased for the Lutherian Church
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| People's mourning Day - Sunday November 21, 2021 Culture : Commemorates all those who died in armed conflicts or as the victims of violent oppression.
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