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By law, "the Sundays and the public holidays remain protected as days of rest from work and of spiritual elevation" (Art. 139 WRV, part of the German constitution via Art. 140 GG). Thus all Sundays are, in a manner, public holidays – but usually not understood by the term "holiday" (except for, normally, Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday).
In the Federal Republic of Germany, school holidays are set by the 16 state governments and are mandatory for all schools in primary and secondary education. For the summer vacation in particular, the start and end dates are coordinated among states and somewhat rotate, so the local school year varies in length.
In the northern hemisphere, the longest break in the educational calendar is in the middle of the year, during the northern summer, and lasting up to 14 weeks. [6] In Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia, summer holidays typically last three months, compared to six to eight weeks in Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
German school holidays Semester Usual months covered Corresponding break 1 August–October: Fall break: 1–2 weeks November–December: Christmas break: 2 weeks January–February: Winter or Carnival break: 0–2 weeks 2 March–April: Easter break: 2 weeks April–May: Pentecost break: 0–2 weeks June–July: Summer break: 6 weeks
A court in Stuttgart convicts a dual Russian-German national of violating export laws by delivering electronic components to Russian firms involved in the production of military equipment from 2020 to 2023 and sentences him to six years and nine months' imprisonment. [73] Germany issues plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine in 2025. [74]
Maximum leave is 35 days per year. Sundays and public holidays are not counted to the leave. They are free for all. [14] 20 13 33 Solomon Islands: Each worker is entitled to be given by his employer a holiday at the rate of not less than 1.25 working days for each complete calendar month of employment in an undertaking. [5] 15 0 15 Somalia
An official school holiday. Celebrations are normally conducted the day before, where students usually get half a day off. In Secondary schools and Junior Colleges, students are allowed to go back to their Primary and Secondary school respectively. In some schools, students will put on performances to entertain and honour their teachers.