Stores are closed. This day is in commemoration of the Virgin Mary's ascension into Heaven. Stores are closed. This holiday commemorates the day in 1955 when the last WWII troops left Austria. The Parlament building and all national museums are open and visits are free to the public.
Stores are closed.
Austrians visit the graves of loved ones to light candles and lay wreaths or dried-flower arrangements. Additional public-transportation routes are provided to the cemeteries. This is not a public holiday. Children may make paper or wood lanterns, parade with them and sing. Advent Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas.