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Public Holidays

1st January- New Year’s Day. 6th January- Epiphany (a Christian fest to celebrate God’s revelation to mankind). During April: Good Friday. During April: Easter Monday. 1st May: Labor Day. During May: Ascension Day. During May/June: Whit Monday. During June: Corpus Christi (in honor of Holy Eucharist). 8th August: Holiday to celebrate Peace Festival. During August: Ascension of the Virgin (to celebrate the reuniting of Mary and her Child). 3rd October: Day of Unity. 31st October: Day of Reformation. 1st November: All Saints Day. 23rd November: Repentance Day. 25th December: Christmas. 26th December: Boxing Day/ St. Stephens Day.

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• Location: Frankfurt has a very attractive location. It is set beautifully on an ancient ‘ford’ (which is the place where a river may be crossed) on the River Main. 524km in length, this river crosses a lot of major German cities, including Bavaria. The city is in the heart of the ‘Rhine’ which is the largest metropolitan region in Germany. • Dialing codes: country code: +49, city code to Frankfurt: +69 • Emergency (police or ambulance): 112 • Airport enquiry: 1. Frankfurt Hahn (HHN): (06543) 509 200. 2.Flughafen Frankfurt/Main (FRA): (069) 6900

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Currency and Exchange Rates

The currency in Frankfurt is the euro, which became Germany's official currency in 2002. It is divided into 100 cents. Euro come in denominations of five, ten, twenty, fifty, 100, 200 and 500 notes and one, two, five, ten, twenty and fifty cent coins.

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Annual Temperatures

Month Min. Temp °C Max. Temp °C January -3 1 February -2 3 March 0 8 April 4 13 May 8 19 June 12 22 July 13 23 August 13 23 September 10 19 October 6 13 November 2 7 December -2 3

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