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On Thursday, Bavaria has this holiday - Allerheiligen. Is this a religious holiday?

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Allerheiligen is All Saints Day. It comes of course after All Hallows Eve, which is where the word "Halloween" comes from. It must be more of a Catholic holiday, because Bavaria has a large Catholic community and therefore it's a holiday in Bavaria. Here in Hessen there must not be so many Catholics because it's not a holiday here. Bummer!
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Yes, it is a Catholic holiday.
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It is a catholic holiday. The catholic "Laender" have Allerheiligen on Nov 1st, the lutheran Laender celebrate Reformation Day on Oct 31st.
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Yes, this is commonly known in the US as All Souls Day (aka the day after Halloween).

Aller = all

Heiligen = souls
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Yes it is! It is a holiday in rememberance of the dead. Read full explanation here:

http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/allsai...
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