Berlin stores are allowed to open on two Sundays during Advent

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This year, Berliners can also do their Christmas shopping on two Sundays during Advent.

According to the city, stores are allowed to open on Sundays during the second and fourth weeks of Advent (December 6 and 20).

Louis Lewandowski Festival on the fourth Sunday of Advent

This year, St. Nicholas Day also falls on the second Sunday of Advent. The last Sunday of the year when stores are open - December 20 - coincides with the Advent season and the Louis Lewandowski Festival, an international festival of synagogue music. Many shopping centers will be open on both Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and some even until 8 p.m. Each year, the Berlin Senate designates up to eight dates on which stores are permitted to open on Sundays. The reason for these Sunday openings is events taking place in Berlin.