Reformationstag — is a holiday throughout the Protestant world in honor of the reformation of the church. This evangelical holiday was originally a day off in Thuringia, Brandenburg, Meckelburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther (early in his life he was called Luder) first published 95 Wittenburger Thesenanschlag. This view of the Roman Catholic Church and all of Martin Luther's activities had far-reaching consequences, leading to the formation of a new Lutheran church community. And although others, such as Zwingli and Carwin, made a great contribution to reforming the church, Luther is considered the father of the Protestant religion.
This holiday is not a celebration of a new faith, but a day of respect for the ideas of Luther, who did not want to divide the church or create a new religion, he simply wanted reformation.
In 2017, in connection with the 500th anniversary of the publication of 95 theses by Martin Luther, October 31 was declared a public holiday in all German states.
The holiday does not have any special customs. Each parish is celebrated individually according to its established traditions. In the country as a whole, — is a fairly calm holiday. In Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, reform bread and sweet reform buns reminiscent of Luther's rose are traditionally baked for the holiday.