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''ドイツ語:Volkstrauertag'' (German for "People's mourning day") is a public holiday in Germany two Sundays before the first day of Advent. It commemorates all those who died in armed conflicts or as the victims of violent oppression. It was first observed in its modern form in 1952. == History == In 1893, the Kingdom of Prussia consolidated many days of repentance and prayer celebrated by various Protestant denominations and in various German-speaking regions into ''ドイツ語:Buß- und Bettag'', a national work-holiday celebrated on the Wednesday before November 23. In 1919, the German War Graves Commission (''ドイツ語:Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge'') proposed a ''ドイツ語:Volkstrauertag'' for German soldiers killed in the First World War. It was first held in 1922 in the Reichstag. In 1926, ''ドイツ語:Volkstrauertag'' became a feature on what Catholics considered ''ラテン語:Reminiscere'' (the second Sunday of Lent.) In the Weimar years, ''ドイツ語:Volkstrauertag'' was not a legal holiday for several reasons: * The Weimar Constitution did not make it clear whether the authority to define legal holidays lay with the ''ドイツ語:Reich'' or the ''ドイツ語:Länder'' (states). Over the years this led to local differences in regulations, dates, and interpretations. * The two largest Christian churches were not in agreement over a suitable date for remembrance since each already had its own day for remembering the dead in November: the Catholic All Souls' Day and the Protestant ''ドイツ語:Totensonntag''. A proposed date in spring, ''ラテン語:Invocavit'' (the first Sunday in Lent) or ''ラテン語:Reminiscere'' (the second Sunday in Lent), was in Passiontide and Protestant churches often held confirmation services then. * The political instability of the Weimar Republic obstructed some attempts to regulate the ''ドイツ語:Volkstrauertag'' day through legislation, since the ドイツ語:Reichstag was suspended several times in mid-term. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Volkstrauertag」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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