Reformation Day

Martin Luther Bible in Old GermanThis is a celebration of the Protestant world in honor of the reformation of the Church. This evangelical holiday is declared a day off in Thuringia, Brandenburg, Meckelburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther (at the beginning of his life he was called Luder) first published the 95 Wittenburger Thesenanschlag. This view of the Roman Catholic Church and Martin Luther’s activities had far-reaching consequences, leading to the formation of a new Lutheran church community. Although others, such as Zwingli and Carwyn, contributed greatly to the reformation of the church, Luther is considered the father of the Protestant religion.

This holiday is not a celebration of a new faith, but a day of respect for the ideas of Luther, who did not want to divide the church or create a new religion, he just wanted a reformation.

The holiday has no special customs. Each parish is celebrated individually according to its established traditions. In general, the country is quite a calm holiday.