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Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) and Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) are both always on Thursdays. By taking only one day's leave, employees can have a four-day weekend. The Three Kings Day, better known as Epiphany, is 6 January, the day after the 12 days of Christmas. In parts of Germany, it has its own local customs.
30 May – Corpus Christi; 15 August – Assumption Day; 20 September – Children's Day; 3 October – German Unity Day; 31 October – Reformation Day; 1 November – All Saints' Day; 20 November – Repentance Day; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Since Ascension Day is a holiday throughout Germany and Corpus Christi is a holiday in large parts of the country (both of these holidays are always on Thursdays), such "bridge days" are fairly common, though always unofficial in character. Italians use the idiom Fare il ponte: literally, "make the bridge". This could be a Thursday–Sunday ...
The Feast of Corpus Christi (Ecclesiastical Latin: Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi, lit. 'Day of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord'), also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, [2] is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist; the feast is observed by the Latin Church, in addition ...
Dettelbach (German: [ˈdɛtl̩ˌbax] ⓘ [3]) is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 20 km east of Würzburg, and 8 km north of Kitzingen. It includes neighboring villages as administrative subdivisions, namely Bibergau, Brück, Dettelbach ...
In 2006, the Epiphany, Ascension and Corpus Christi were transferred to the nearest Sunday. On 17 November 2016 meeting in Leeds, the Bishops' Conference determined that the Epiphany and the Ascension should be celebrated on their official days, or on the adjacent Sunday when 6 January is a Saturday or a Monday.
Kirche Sanctissimum Corpus Christi en: Church of the Holiest Corpus Christi Prenzlauer Berg: Corpus-Christi-Kirche (i.e. Corpus Christi Church) Corpus Christi Conrad-Blenkle-Straße, listed building: E: 1904–1920 RC† AB: Pankow: Kirche Sankt Mariae Verkündigung en: Church of the Annunciation of Mary Westend – Annunciation
Corpus Christi procession in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, 2016. A spate of nationwide de-registrations and protest occurred in late 2013 caused by financial corruption scandals, termed the 'Tebartz-effect'. Investigations alleged misappropriation of church funds by Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg over several years ...