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I am in Miunich (Germany) today June 15th. Why all the shops are close? |
Travel Info I am in Miunich (Germany) today June 15th. Why all the shops are close? Travel Tips Today is Corpus Christi. By the way, Ascension (Christi Himmelfahrt) is 40 days after Easter and never this late in June. Others I would venture to say it has to do with the World Cup. Because it's Corpus Christi a Christian Holiday in Germany and Austria. (Fronleichnam) http://www.cybergerman.addr.com/holidays... and I'm in Salzburg and everything is closed. I believe today is the Feast of the Ascension. In the United States, it's now celebrated on Sunday (known as Ascension Sunday). Germany & other European countries in that region are very Catholic & take holy days very seriously, much more so than in the States. BTW the World Cup wouldn't cause shops & such to close. With all of the visiting teams & spectators, they will most certainly have increased business. And the Cup is actually based out of Berlin, though I know that some of the earlier games in the tournament are being held in other cities such as Munich. (I was in Berlin a few weeks ago). The Rosary Army Catholic Podcast www.rosaryarmy.com It is a catholic holiday "Fronleichnam" - which translates into "Corpus Christi" |
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