Buß- und Bettag
Protestant holiday in Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Buß- und Bettag (Day of Repentance and Prayer) was a public holiday in Germany, and is still a public holiday in Saxony. In Germany, Protestant church bodies of Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United denominations celebrate a day of repentance and prayer. It is now celebrated on the penultimate Wednesday before the beginning of the Protestant liturgical year on the first Sunday of Advent; in other words, it is the Wednesday that falls between 16 and 22 November. However, it is not a statutory non-working holiday any more, except in the Free State of Saxony. In the Free State of Bavaria, it is a school holiday only.
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Observed by | Saxony, Germany |
Date | Second Wednesday before the First Sunday in Advent (22 November 2023; 20 November 2024; 19 November 2025) |
Frequency | annual |
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