About 11.4 million minors attend school in Germany. If they and their families were to go on vacation at the same time, the result would be even more massive traffic jams on the highways, overcrowded trains and overbooked hotels.

Therefore, each of the 16 German federal states starts its summer vacation at a different time. In 2025, the six-week vacation period for Saxony started at the end of June, whereas for Bavaria it will not start until the beginning of August.

A summer vacation period that is staggered is also in the interests of the tourism industry. Hotels, beaches and amusement parks can be evenly visited over several months.

Education in Germany is a matter for the individual states, not the federal government in Berlin. So Lower Saxony, Bavaria, Thuringia, Hesse and the........

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