Long Saturday
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The long Saturday is a term from the social and economic history of the Federal Republic of Germany .
With the “Law on Shop Closing” of 1956, shops in the Federal Republic of Germany were allowed to open until 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Since July 17, 1957, shops have been allowed to open until 6:00 p.m. on the first (or second, if the first is a public holiday ) Saturday of each month. These Saturdays were called Long Saturdays . From 1960 onwards there were long Saturdays on the four Saturdays in Advent . As of November 1, 1996, the opening hours on Saturday were generally extended to 4:00 p.m., which eliminated the separate long Saturday. Since March 13, 2003, the shops were allowed to be open until 8:00 p.m. After closing time was liberalized in almost all federal states at the end of 2006, a long Saturday is now offered in many places until 10:00 p.m.
The Bläck Fööss celebrated the long Saturday with the song Long Saturday in the City .