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:: Country:  Germany, Bavaria
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:: Language: German
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:: Author:   Burkhard Ludwig <ludwig@zfe.siemens.de>
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:: Updated:
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:: Source:
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:: Hints (to be understood by germans)
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:: Schwalben...
::  An OCULI da kommen sie
::  An MARIÄ GEBURT, da sind sie wieder furt.
:: Geranien...
::  pflanzt man auf dem Balkon nach den Eisheiligen (PANKRAZ bis kalte SOPHIE)
:: Gänse...
::  Wer einen guten Braten macht hat auch ein gutes Herz. (MARTINI)
:: Spargel...
::  wird bis höchstens JOHANNI gestochen.
:: Regen...
::  Wenns ans SIEBENSCHLÄFER regnet, so regnet's sieben Wochen.
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:: Metadata
country     "DE-BY"
language    "de"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
:description "(please add description in source language) National holiday file for Bavaria"

:: Public Holidays
"Neujahr"                     public on january 1
"Hl. 3 Könige"                public on january 6
"Karfreitag"                  public cultural on easter minus  2 days
"Ostern"                      public cultural on easter length 2 days
"Pfingsten"                   public cultural on easter plus 49 days length 2 days
"Christi Himmelfahrt"         public cultural on easter plus 39 days
"Fronleichnam"                public cultural on easter plus 60 days
"1. Mai"                      public on may 1
"Mariä Himmelfahrt"           public cultural on august 15
"Einheitstag"                 public on october 3
"Allerheiligen"               public on november 1
::No longer a public holiday (except in Saxony), per Bug 355073
::"Buß- und Bettag"             public on sunday before december 24 minus 32 days
"Weihnachten"                 public cultural on december 25 length 2 days

:: Religious
"Lichtmeß"                    religious on february 2
"Rosenmontag"                 religious on easter minus 48 days
"Fasching"                    religious on easter minus 47 days
"Aschermittwoch"              religious on easter minus 46 days
"1. Fastensonntag"            religious on easter minus 42 days
"2. Fastensonntag"            religious on easter minus 35 days
"3. Fastensonntag"            religious on easter minus 28 days
"Oculi"                       religious on easter minus 28 days
"4. Fastensonntag"            religious on easter minus 21 days
"5. Fastensonntag"            religious on easter minus 14 days
"Palmsonntag"                 religious on easter minus  7 days
"Pankraz"                     religious on may 11
"Servaz"                      religious on may 12
"Bonifaz"                     religious on may 13
"Sophie"                      religious on may 14
"Johanni"                     religious on june 24
"Siebenschläfer"              religious on june 27
"Mariä Geburt"                religious on september 8
"Martini"                     religious on november 11
"Nikolaus"                    religious on december 6
"Christkönig"                 religious on sunday before december 23 minus 28 days
"1. Advent"                   religious on sunday before december 24 minus 21 days
"2. Advent"                   religious on sunday before december 24 minus 14 days
"3. Advent"                   religious on sunday before december 24 minus  7 days
"4. Advent"                   religious on sunday before december 24
"Hl. Abend"                   religious on december 24
"Silvester"                   religious on december 31

:: Financial

:: Cultural
"Muttertag"                   cultural on second sunday in may
"Karwoche"                    cultural on easter minus 6 days length 6 days
"1. Wies'nsonntag"            cultural on first sunday in october minus 14 days

:: School

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

:: Seasons

:: Name Days
