00:00Public holidays and festivals in Liechtenstein are established in the Labor Law for Industry and the
00:04trade, labor law, article 18, paragraph 2, and are treated in the same way as Sundays.
00:10In this predominantly Catholic country, all public holidays correspond to religious festivals except for the 1st.
00:15May, which was declared a public holiday in 1970 as Labour Day.
00:20August 15th is the national day of the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.
00:25celebrated at the same time.
00:26The former Prince Franz Joseph II, 1906 to 1989, celebrated his birthday on August 16.
00:32The two dates were first merged in 1940 and have been celebrated as a national holiday ever since.
00:38The date was retained even after the prince's death and officially designated as a national holiday, although
00:43In popular parlance, people still refer to it as the "prince's party".
00:47The state ceremony has taken place in the meadow next to Vaduz Castle since 1990.
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