Totensonntag: What Is the Meaning of the Silent Commemoration Day?

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Totensonntag 2025: A day of silence – and why it is more important today than ever before – The Totensonntag – also called Eternity Sunday in many evangelical communities – is a day that consciously slows down. A day that creates space for memories, gratitude and inner pause. Especially at a time when much is loud, hectic and politically charged, this day of remembrance gains in importance year after year. Today, on the last Sunday before the 1s…

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Tote Sunday or Eternity Sunday is the end of the commemoration days in November - after All Saints, All Souls and the Volkstrauertag. On these days cheerful and loud events such as Christmas markets are forbidden.