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:: Country:  Germany
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:: Language: German
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:: Metadata
country     "DE"
language    "de"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
:description "National holiday file for Germany"

:: Public Holidays
"Neujahr"                   weekend on january 1
"Karfreitag"                weekend on easter minus 2 days
"Ostersonntag"              weekend on easter
"Ostermontag"               weekend on easter plus 1 days
"Pfingstsonntag"            weekend on easter plus 49 days
"Pfingstmontag"             weekend on easter plus 50 days
"Christi Himmelfahrt"       weekend on easter plus 39 days
"1. Mai"                    weekend on may 1
"Tag der Deutschen Einheit" weekend on october 3
"1. Weihnachtstag"          weekend on december 25
"2. Weihnachtstag"          weekend on december 26

:: Religious
"Heilige Drei Könige"       on january 6
"Mariä Lichtmess"           on february 2
"Rosenmontag"               on easter minus 48 days
"Faschingsdienstag"         on easter minus 47 days
"Aschermittwoch"            on easter minus 46 days
"1. Fastensonntag"          on easter minus 42 days
"2. Fastensonntag"          on easter minus 35 days
"3. Fastensonntag"          on easter minus 28 days
"4. Fastensonntag"          on easter minus 21 days
"5. Fastensonntag"          on easter minus 14 days
"Palmsonntag"               on easter minus 7 days
"Karmontag"                 on easter minus 6 days
"Kardienstag"               on easter minus 5 days
"Karmittwoch"               on easter minus 4 days
"Gründonnerstag"            on easter minus 3 days
"Karsamstag"                on easter minus 1 days
"Dreifaltigkeitssonntag"    on easter plus 56 days
"Fronleichnam"              on easter plus 60 days
"Mamerz"                    on may 11
"Pankraz"                   on may 12
"Servaz"                    on may 13
"Bonifaz"                   on may 14
"Sophie"                    on may 15
"Johanni"                   on june 24
"Siebenschläfertag"         on june 27
"Mariä Himmelfahrt"         on august 15
"Mariä Geburt"              on september 8
"Reformationstag"           on october 31
"Allerseelen"               on november 2
"Martinstag"                on november 11
"Allerheiligen"             on november 1
"Buß- und Bettag"           on sunday before december 24 minus 32 days
"Barbaratag"                on december 4
"Nikolaustag"               on december 6
"Christkönigssonntag"       on sunday before december 23 minus 28 days
"Volkstrauertag"            on sunday before december 24 minus 35 days
"Totensonntag"              on sunday before december 24 minus 28 days
"1. Advent"                 on sunday before december 24 minus 21 days
"2. Advent"                 on sunday before december 24 minus 14 days
"3. Advent"                 on sunday before december 24 minus 7 days
"4. Advent"                 on sunday before december 24
"Heiliger Abend"            on december 24
"Silvester"                 on december 31

:: Financial

:: Cultural
"Valentinstag"              on february 14
"Vatertag"                  on easter plus 39 days
"Muttertag"                 on second sunday in may

:: School

:: Daylight Saving
"Sommerzeit"                on last sunday in march
"Winterzeit"                on last sunday in october

:: Seasons

:: Name Days