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The phrase “Luther500” commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran reformation. It was in 1517 that Dr. Martin Luther nailed 95 thesis to the door of the Castle church in Wittenberg (right next to our Festival!). The year 2017 will be the event year - 500 years after. Already now Germany runs a big program called “Luther Decade” facing to the official celebrations in 2017, and the Luther500 Festival is a part of it. But you know and we know: The Lutheran reformation is not something what happened on one day. In fact in Winter 2010/2011 it’s 500 years that Luther was a pilgrim in Rome. And more anniversaries will come up like 500 years translation of the Bible, 500 years Small Katechism, 500 years Augsburg Confession… So “Luther500”, invented by Terra Lu Travel, stands for all this events to remember. And that’s why the Luther500 Festival will take place every other year - so God wills - even after 2017.