is this day a holiday in germany as i have read? what will i find open on that day in berlin and/or munich? would it be a good day to consider a travelling day rather than a site seeing day? thanks

Hi,
after checking with two calenders: The 24th is NO holiday. Itys an ordinary Monday. But the 23rd was Totensonntag (Sunday in commemoration of the dead - says my dictionary).
Only thing to consider for your travel: Most museums are closed on Monday, the hairdressers and a lot of restaurants have their day off on Mondays.

My German calendar doesn't show it as a holiday. Nov 1 is a holiday, though.

thank you....i have seen it listed in two places as a holiday...i'll now have to try and remember where i saw that

Here is a listing of the 2003 German Legal Holidays:

New Year's Day (Jan. 1)
Bavarian Holiday (Jan. 6)
Good Friday (Apr. 18)
Easter Monday (Apr. 21)
May Day (May 1)
Freimann Closed (May 2)
Ascension Day (May 29)
Freimann Closed (May 30)
Pentecost Monday (June 9)
Corpus Christi (June 19)
Freimann Closed (June 20)
Assumption Day (Aug. 15)
Reunification Day (Oct. 3)
Christmas Holidays (Dec. 24-26)