The procession on the Ringstrasse in the center of Vienna is famous. The emperor used to march behind the bishop and the Host, which was encased in a precious shrine called a monstrance and carried to the Graben. This memento of the more ornate pageantry of the past can now be seen in the Treasury. 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.