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NSDAP Halle Summer Solstice Badge
June 23 1933
Third Reich National Holiday - Sommer Sonnen Wende: Day of Summer Solstice: celebrations featured a dance around the maypole, a night bonfire, and fireworks (seven stars of the Pleiades). Nickle with a dark protective coating on back, 53 x 27 mm, soldered brass pin, light wear.
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The Twelve National Holidays of the Third Reich
- 30 Jan - Machergreifung
(Day of the Seizure of Power)
Adolf Hitler was elected Kanzler 30 Jan 1933.
- 24 Feb - Parteigründungsfeier
(Foundation Day of the NSDAP)
The NSDAP received its name 1 Apr 1920 but 24 Feb 1920 was chosen as the Foundation day.
- 16 March - Heldengedenktag
(National Heroes Day of Mourning)
Germans who had been killed in action was remembered this day.
- 20 April - Führergeburtstag (Leader's Birthday -
Adolf Hitler was born 20 Apr 1889)
- 1 May - Nationaler Feiertag des Deutschen Volkes
(National Labor Day) The Nazis "stole" this traditionally socialist holiday.
- May, second sunday - Muttertag (Mother's Day)
- Summer - Sommersonnenwende
(Day of the Summer Solstice in June)
- September - Reichsparteitage
(Reich Party Rally)
Huge Nazi rallies were held every year in Nürnberg.
- Autumn - Erntedanktag (Harvest Thanksgiving Day)
The harvest and the German farmer was celebrated.
- 9 November - Gedenktag für die Gefallenen der Bewegung
(Anniversary Remembrance of the Movements Fallen)
The martyrs of the 1923 Beer Hall Putch was celebrated.
- Winter - Wintersonnenwende
(Day of the Winter Solstice in Dec)
- 24 Dec - Volks-Weinacht
(Peoples Christmas Eve) An attempt to replace Dec 25th, the official Christian Christmas.