That's a good idea from you. Only this day I do not know.
I'm from Germany and the state is Saxony.
We have on 20.11. Day of Prayer and Repentance.
In the different territories of Germany there were
different dates for penance and bed days. So one could count in 1878 in
28 German countries altogether 47 Bußtage on 24 different days. A
united day of penance and prayer on Wednesday before the last Sunday in
the church year was proposed in 1852 and 1878 by the Eisenach Conference
Protestant church leaders. In Prussia this proposal became law on
March 12, 1893. But only through the "Reichsgesetz über die Feiertage"
of February 27, 1934 was the day of repentance and baptism a public
holiday in the entire German Reich.
During the Second World War, the Day of Atonement was put on a Sunday
and thus abolished as a separate holiday - to summon all forces in the
war. After the war, it was reintroduced. In the GDR, he was a
non-working holiday, until he was abolished in 1967 in the wake of the
introduction of the 5-day week. The West German states (with the
exception of Bavaria) declared him after the war for a legal
commemoration and public holiday. Bavaria moved to 1952, but the day
was initially recognized only in regions with predominantly Protestant
population by law. From 1981, the Day of Atonement and Baptism was also
a non-working holiday in predominantly Catholic populated regions of
Bavaria and was now uniformly committed throughout the Federal Republic.
After reunification, the Day of Atonement and Baptism was also adopted
by all the new federal states and thus became a national holiday from
1990 onwards. Since 1995, he is only in Saxony public holiday.
@Rancid Our Veteran's Day is also November 11. I had no idea other countries celebrated that date as the end of the war. What country are you from? Congrats on your family!
@Spinnifix Thank you for sharing all of information! It is all new to me. History is different from different perspectives, of course, but I rarely think about how we carry on those versions in our yearly traditions. Very insightful! Also, because I saw you like fireworks, these are for you! Maybe they could do something with cropsies like this? 🥰
I didn't get to ask when you were doing your Q&A @rancid but do you feel like your sleeveless dress-shirt and tie ensemble is a commentary on corporate conglomerates and GMO products? Farm Heroes are the small family farms who use organic materials? (Kidding!!!) That outfit is something though! 😂
Maybe Rancid needs a pencil-pusher office type. I know! A Mole! A blind Mole who is obviously the big boss wanting to make the big bucks. Moles are not good for us around here. True troublemakers! Mr. Mole can be Rancid's "friend"/coworker. 😁