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Bavaria Closes Supermarkets on Ascension Day

Holiday rules preserve a day of rest, limiting shopping to defined exceptions.

Overview

  • Bavaria's Ladenschlussgesetz keeps regular shops closed on Thursday, May 14, for Ascension Day.
  • Customers can still buy essentials at gas stations, pharmacies, and stores inside train stations and airports approved to open on holidays.
  • In Munich, the Edeka at the main station and the Rewe at the airport are open as permitted examples.
  • Unmanned micro-supermarkets may open on Sundays and holidays, offering a normal range in spaces under 150 square meters for at least eight straight hours.
  • Local governments set the exact holiday hours for these staff-free stores, and full supermarket schedules return on Friday, May 15.