Why Is Fronleichnam a Public Holiday in Germany — But Only in Some States?
One June 4, half of Germany had a day off. Schools were closed, shops were shut, and processions wound through flower-carpeted streets in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. In Berlin, Hamburg, and most of northern Germany, it was a perfectly ordinary Thursday. That split — same country, different calendars — is the essence of Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi). … Read more