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Rosenmontag: Dates 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014

Rosenmontag (in English also known as Rose Monday or Shrove Monday) takes place always exactly 48 days before Easter Sunday. This results in a...

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Ash Wednesday: Dates 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Ash Wednesday, the carnival is over and the Lent starts. The date always falls on Wednesday exactly 46 days before Easter Sunday. This results in a...

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Womens Carnival Day: Dates 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Womens Carnival Day or depending on the respective German region also referred as Altweiber, Weiberfastnacht, Altweiberfastnacht, Weiberfasching,...

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Rose Monday: The earliest and latest date possible

As we all know, Rose Monday respectively Rosenmontag is a floating date. As far as I know, the date can fall in either February or March. But how far...

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Is Rosenmontag a public holiday in Germany?

Next week there is Rosenmontag (Rose Monday, Shrove Monday) again. Since I want to go to Cologne with some of my colleagues (by train) to celebrate...

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Is Womens Carnival Day a public holiday in Germany?

Soon, there will be Womens Carnival Day (Altweiber, Weiberfastnacht, Weiberfasching) in Germany again and of course, as a fool, I can hardly wait....

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Hero12: The earliest possible date for Rose Monday is February 2nd. The last time this happened was in 1818, the next time it will happen again in 2285. The...

Question | Rose Monday: The earliest and latest date possible

Hero12: Many shops are indeed closed on Rosenmontag and also many companies are not working that day so that their employees can celebrate - BUT: Rosenmontag...

Question | Is Rosenmontag a public holiday in Germany?

Hero12: Even though in the carnival strongholds the women's carnival is more important than many other "real" holidays, "Altweiber" have not yet made it into...

Question | Is Womens Carnival Day a public holiday in Germany?

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Question | My scales display Lo. What does this mean?

Franko: Well, backwards of course! Or you can even stop counting altogether! It's best from a certain age...

Voting | Poll: Birthday on February 29th! When to celebrate?

Fatamorgana: I think the most logical solution of this dilemma is to celebrate into the day. The 29th of February (if it takes place) is exactly between the 28th...

Voting | Poll: Birthday on February 29th! When to celebrate?