Reformation Day · Ruz-e Eslahat-e Dini

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Australia (national) · Canada (federal) · Christianity · France · Germany (nationwide) · United Kingdom (England and Wales) · United States (federal)

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther sent his Ninety-five Theses against the sale of indulgences to the Archbishop of Mainz, and by Melanchthon's account posted them on All Saints' Church in Wittenberg; the dispute began the Protestant Reformation. Lutheran and other Protestant churches keep the day as the Festival of the Reformation. It is a public holiday in several German states, among them Brandenburg, Hamburg and Bremen, Slovenia marks it for the Reformation's contribution to its culture, and Chile declared it a national holiday in 2009.