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The Easter holidays are just around the corner. If you still have to go shopping, you need timing. Because the shops are only open to a limited extent. An overview.
Munich – But you forgot the Easter eggs for the Easter egg hunt? Then it's better not to hesitate any longer. If you want to start your search on Good Friday, it's best to get started straight away. Because then Maundy Thursday is your last chance to shop. Shops generally have to remain closed during the public Easter holidays. But there are few exceptions.
Opening hours at Easter: The cash registers are closed on Good Friday
“Whatever you can get today” – well, you know... Especially at Easter, it is advisable to get the necessary errands done as early as possible. After all, there is one working day missing in the shopping week before Easter. Good Friday is considered a public holiday; Not only is dancing taboo, business must also remain closed.
Plus, shopping is much easier without stress. After all, who wants to have to put their elbows out to the freezer or the candy department? Not to mention the cash register. Experience has shown that the number of customers in supermarkets and discount stores increases enormously before holidays. The operators of the pantry app, a digital shopping aid, therefore recommend, as a rule of thumb, getting everything you need at least two days before the holiday. Maybe keep that in mind for the next holiday.
If you still don't have the eggs to dye, you should have timing and patience. At Easter, supermarkets and discount stores are only open on Saturdays. (Symbolic photo) © Olaf Wandruschka/Imago
Because: Maundy Thursday offers the last opportunity for Easter shopping. Although it is considered a holiday in the church, it is not a public holiday in Germany and therefore with mandatory closing times for shops. Rewe, Aldi, Lidl and other shops are open at normal times. However, due to a Verdi strike, your usual supermarket could still be closed.
Opening hours on the Easter holidays: These exceptions exist for shopping
On Good Friday, a public holiday in Germany, most supermarkets and discount stores are largely closed, as are Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. However, at certain locations such as gas stations, airports and larger train stations, branches are usually also allowed to open on public holidays; at least under certain conditions.
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According to the IHK Frankfurt am Main, for example, the following exceptions apply to Sundays and public holidays:
Gas stations are also allowed to open on the Easter holidays from midnight to midnight, but only to issue fuel, spare parts for vehicles that are necessary for driving, and travel supplies.
In order to meet travel needs, passenger train stations and airports are also allowed to open from midnight to midnight.
International airports allow shopping from midnight to midnight, regardless of need; In any case, the law allows shops to open on any day.
Kiosks are also allowed to sell newspapers, magazines, tobacco products as well as food and beverages in smaller quantities for a total of six hours a day.
Bakeries, flower shops and farm shops also benefit from exemptions on certain public holidays; but not on Good Friday and Easter. The Hessian Shop Opening Act, for example, defines “travel supplies” as newspapers and magazines, books, toys, tobacco products, flowers and food and beverages. According to the taste buds of the WDR testers, chocolate bunnies from Aldi are not among the latter - they were not convincing in terms of taste.
Only Saturday remains closed for last-minute errands - Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday
On Easter Sunday, supermarket and discount stores of Aldi, Rewe, Edeka and Co. are closed due to the day of the week, regardless of the holiday. The only time window to do regular shopping again over Easter if something has been forgotten on the shopping list is Saturday. Easter Saturday, also known colloquially as Holy Saturday, is not a public holiday. From Tuesday, the shop doors will be open again as usual.
Every year Easter falls over a long weekend, but not on the same date. The reason for this can be found in space. However, the outdoor egg hunt should be timed precisely this year - the weather at Easter will be warm, but will probably bring blood rain.
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