The Thirty Years' War (1618 - 1648) was a devastating European conflict between Catholics and Protestants, mainly in Germany, which later became a power struggle between various European states and ended with the Peace of Westphalia.
On August 8th, 1650, the Augsburg High Peace Festival was celebrated for the first time in Augsburg. This festival was introduced to celebrate the end of the religious oppression of Protestants in the city. During the Thirty Years' War and even before, the Catholic city authorities had severely discriminated against Protestant citizens. With the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Protestants were once again granted religious freedom and equal rights.
Augsburg has a long history of conflict resolution between the denominations. In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg established the principle of cuius regio, eius religio, meaning that the prince decides which denomination his subjects belong to.
The long tradition for inclusion in the list of intangible heritage in Germany. Today, the eighth of August is a public holiday in the city of Augsburg.
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