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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"                     weekend on january 1
"Hl. 3 Könige"                weekend on january 6
"Karfreitag"                  weekend on easter minus  2 days
"Ostern"                      weekend on easter length 2 days
"Pfingsten"                   weekend on easter plus 49 days length 2 days
"Christi Himmelfahrt"         weekend on easter plus 39 days
"Fronleichnam"                weekend on easter plus 60 days
"1. Mai"                      weekend on may 1
"Mariä Himmelfahrt"           weekend on august 15
"Einheitstag"                 weekend on october 3
"Allerheiligen"               weekend on november 1
"Buß- und Bettag"             weekend on sunday before december 24 minus 32 days
"Weihnachten"                 weekend on december 25 length 2 days

:: Religious
"Lichtmeß"                    on february 2
"Rosenmontag"                 on easter minus 48 days
"Fasching"                    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
"Oculi"                       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
"Pankraz"                     on may 11
"Servaz"                      on may 12
"Bonifaz"                     on may 13
"Sophie"                      on may 14
"Johanni"                     on june 24
"Siebenschläfer"              on june 27
"Mariä Geburt"                on september 8
"Martini"                     on november 11
"Nikolaus"                    on december 6
"Christkönig"                 on sunday before december 23 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
"Hl. Abend"                   on december 24
"Silvester"                   on december 31

:: Financial

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

:: School

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

:: Seasons

:: Name Days
