The AfD would like to make the Day of Prayer and Repentance free of charge for employees in Saxony. The AfD parliamentary group has submitted a motion to this effect to parliament. It said that the discrimination must finally come to an end. According to the motion, the Saxon government should advocate at federal level and to the other federal states that if the Day of Prayer and Repentance is retained as a public holiday, increased contributions for long-term care insurance will no longer be due in future.
The Day of Prayer and Repentance is a holiday of the Protestant Church, which is always celebrated on the first Wednesday after the Day of Mourning. This year, it falls on November 19. According to the Protestant church, services on this day focus on reflection, critical life assessment and reorientation. "Failure and guilt, omissions and wrong decisions can be brought before God in prayer. The holiday also serves to reflect on social errors."
