PSA: Shops in Germany will be closed on Friday and Monday - don't forget to Stock up your groceries

And remember: absolutely no dancing! Because otherwise Baby Jesus will cry.

Also, no matter what, DO NOT watch/show The Life of Brian on Holy Friday, since that would be the ultimate sacrilege! Which is something I would of course never dare to make a yearly ritual out of.
- That’s a great idea, thanks!
- My mother had this weird obsession that you couldn't eat meat on Good Friday, even though she never cared about religion at all. Guess what I'm having tomorrow?
I'm tempted to go to a church and dance there.
- You filthy criminal!

But also don't panic. The days before long holidays the supermarkets are packed with people preparing for the end of the world.

Yes, shops will be open again on Saturday, it’s just one day…
- Begs the question, are they gonna be more or less packed than today? Maybe everyone runs to the stores now so the usual Saturday crowd isn't there. Or everyone skips today and goes on Saturday, crowding it even more than usual.
- Thank you, I feel relieved after reading this!

Wait, do they have some kind of legal exception?
- Yes, those markets are at stations, so they can argue they sell 'travel needs'. But they sell the same goods as every market of those brands

Welp, fuck. Could've said that a day earlier, now it's too late.

I got my reminder this morning when the whole parking lot was crowded and grannies were fighting for the last shopping cart.
- Sounds like some good entertainment though.

Danke Brudi, hatte es leider vergessen.

Do German stores close over the weekend as well? We used to do that in Canada but it's been years since that stopped.

They are closed on Sunday. On Saturday shops close earlier, especially if you are in a rural area.

Interesting.. here in Denmark shops are also closed on Thursday.

I know, that's why the entire DK population is in Flensburg right now, stocking up on beer.

And Europeans make fun of us Americans fire Black Friday lol

@Etterra @You Who said that? I live in Germany and I've seen absolutely no one 'making fun of americans' because of black Friday.
Please stop spreading false claims.

There are tons of things to make fun about and mock the United States, but having a day in the year where people go crazy about buying stuff which was overpriced before isn't funny. Especially since companies in Europe doing the same thing and also call it 'black friday'.