The business world's No-Go Days!
Germany (Lower Saxony) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Germany (Lower Saxony) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
European Truck Ban: 00:00 to 22:00 on Sundays, public holidays & vacations departures/returns; 07:00 to 20:00 in August
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday March 13, 2023 | Airport strike | Secular holiday |  |
| Friday March 24, 2023 | Easter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday March 26, 2023 | Hannover Marathon | Sports events | |
| Monday March 27, 2023 | General strike | Secular holiday | |
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Sunday April 9, 2023 | Easter | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday April 10, 2023 | Easter Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Wednesday April 12, 2023 | Easter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday April 17, 2023 | Hannover Fair | Tradeshows | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday May 17, 2023 | Ascension holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday May 18, 2023 | Ascension | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday May 26, 2023 | Pentecost holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 29, 2023 | Ascension holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 29, 2023 | Whit Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Tuesday May 30, 2023 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday July 5, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday August 17, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday September 5, 2023 | International Motor Show Commercial Vehicles (IAA) | Tradeshows | |
Airport strike
-Monday March 13, 2023
Secular holiday :
Easter holiday (beginning)
-Friday March 24, 2023
School holidays :
Hannover Marathon
-Sunday March 26, 2023
Sports events : Www.marathon-hannover.de/ 2023 edition confirmed
General strike
-Monday March 27, 2023
Secular holiday : May be cancelled
Good Friday
-Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter
-Sunday April 9, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Easter Monday
-Monday April 10, 2023
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Easter holiday (end)
-Wednesday April 12, 2023
School holidays :
Hannover Fair
-Monday April 17, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.hannovermesse.de lasts 5 days - 2023 edition confirmed
Labor Day/May Day
-Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Ascension holiday (beginning)
-Wednesday May 17, 2023
School holidays :
Ascension
-Thursday May 18, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
-Friday May 26, 2023
School holidays :
Ascension holiday (end)
-Monday May 29, 2023
School holidays :
Whit Monday
-Monday May 29, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
-Tuesday May 30, 2023
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Wednesday July 5, 2023
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
-Thursday August 17, 2023
School holidays :
International Motor Show Commercial Vehicles (IAA)
-Tuesday September 5, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.iaa.de lasts 1 week - in Hannover 2023 edition CONFIRMED
