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[[Image:Wittenburg church door gg.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Door of the ''Schlosskirche'' (castle church) to which Luther is said to have nailed his 95 Theses, sparking the [[Reformation]].]]
'''Reformation Day''' is a [[Christian ]] holiday celebrated on October 31 in remembrance of the [[Reformation]], particularly by [[Lutheran]] and some Reformed church communities. It is a civic holiday in Slovenia (since the Reformation contributed to its cultural development profoundly, although Slovenians are mainly [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]]) and in the German states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia.
==History==
The liturgical color of the day is red, which represents the [[Holy Spirit]] and the Martyrs of the [[Christian]] [[Church]]. Luther's [[hymn]], ''[[A Mighty Stronghold is our God (song)|A Mighty Fortress is Our God]]'' is traditionally sung on this day. Lutherans customarily stand during the hymn, in memory of its use in the religious wars of the Sixteenth Century. It is also traditional in some Lutheran schools for schoolchildren to hold Reformation Day plays or pageants that re-enact scenes from the life of Martin Luther. The fact that Reformation Day coincides with Halloween may not be mere coincidence. Halloween, being the Eve of All Saints' Day might have been an entirely appropriate day for Luther to post his 95 Theses against indulgences since the castle church would be open on All Saints' Day specifically for people to view a large collection of relics. The viewing of these relics was said to promise a reduction in time in [[purgatory]] similar to that of the purchase of an indulgence. Dr. Luther may have been shrewd in his choice of that day to post his theses.
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{{Christianity Knowledge Base|Reformation Day}}
[[Category:Lutheranism]]
