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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 "(please add description in source language) National holiday file for Germany"

:: Public Holidays
"Neujahr"          weekend on 1.1.
"Karfreitag"       weekend on easter minus 2 days
"Ostern"           weekend on easter length 2 days
"Pfingsten"        weekend on easter plus 49 days length 2 days
"Himmelfahrt"      weekend on easter plus 39 days
"1. Mai"           weekend on 1.5.
"Tag d. Einheit"   weekend on 3.10.
"Weihnachten"      weekend on 25.12. length 2 days

:: Religious
"Hl. 3 Könige"     on january 6
"Rosenmontag"      on easter minus 48 days
"Fasching"         on easter minus 47 days
"Aschermittwoch"   on easter minus 46 days
"Fronleichnam"     on easter plus 60 days
"Reformationstag"  on october 31
"Allerheiligen"    on november 1
"Buß & Bettag"     on sunday before december 24 minus 32 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
"Hl. Abend"        on december 24
"Silvester"        on december 31

:: Financial

:: Cultural
"Muttertag"        on second sunday in may

:: School

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

:: Seasons

:: Name Days
