Holidays in Nazi Germany were primarily centred on important political events, serving as a form of political education and reinforcing propaganda themes. Major national holidays were therefore controlled by

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at the Reich Propaganda Ministry, and were often accompanied by mass meetings, parades, speeches and radio broadcasts. Many of the official national holidays in the Third Reich were anniversaries of political events, namely the seizure of power (January 30), the announcement of the Nazi Party program in 1920 (24 February), Hitler's birthday (20 April) and the

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(9 November). Others were traditional German holidays. Heroes' Memorial Day was celebrated on 16 March, National Labour Day on 1 May, Mother's Day in May,

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in June, Harvest Thanksgiving in Autumn and

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in December. From 1937, Jews were banned from the streets during German public holidays.

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