defestival1-7, Exercise 1: Autumn timeline

Model answer (check dates):

Mid-September to first Sunday of October: Oktoberfest in Munich. Civic and commercial, founded 1810 on a royal wedding.
September and October: new wine (Federweißer) and onion tart; wine harvest festivals. Seasonal and local.
First Sunday of October (usually): Erntedank. Religious, church-based harvest thanks.
3 October: German Unity Day (see Chapter 8). Civic.
31 October: Reformation Day (public holiday in some states). Religious (Protestant) and civic. The same evening: Halloween. Imported, from the 1990s.
1 and 2 November: All Saints and All Souls. Religious; graves visited.
10 and 11 November: St Martin, lantern walks, goose, Martinssingen. Religious in origin with strong folk elements.
11 November at 11:11: carnival season opens in Cologne and other places. Civic and folk.

Imported: Halloween. Mostly religious: Erntedank, Reformation Day, All Saints, St Martin. Civic or commercial: Oktoberfest, Unity Day, the carnival opening.