The business world's No-Go Days!
Switzerland (Schaffhouse) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday May 1, 2022 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | Spring holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday May 25, 2022 | Ascension holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday May 26, 2022 | Ascension | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday May 30, 2022 | Ascension holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday June 3, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday June 5, 2022 | Pentecost | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday June 6, 2022 | Whit Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Tuesday June 7, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday July 8, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday July 31, 2022 | Rheinfallbeleuchtung und Feuerwerk | Events, celebrations... | |
| Monday August 1, 2022 | Confederation Day | National Day | |
| Monday August 15, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday September 30, 2022 | Fall holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday October 24, 2022 | Fall holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Labor Day/May Day
-Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Spring holiday (end)
-Monday May 2, 2022
School holidays :
Ascension holiday (beginning)
-Wednesday May 25, 2022
School holidays :
Ascension
-Thursday May 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Ascension holiday (end)
-Monday May 30, 2022
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
-Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
Pentecost
-Sunday June 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Whit Monday
-Monday June 6, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
-Tuesday June 7, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday July 8, 2022
School holidays :
Rheinfallbeleuchtung und Feuerwerk
-Sunday July 31, 2022
Culture : Www.rheinfall.ch
Confederation Day
-Monday August 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Instaured at the end of the XIX century. The date refers to an agreement made at the beginning of August 1291 between Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden. Traditional observance includes bonfires on the the mountains and celebrations in the communities, occasions for patriotic speeches. Modern observance, fostered by the Tourist offices, include fireworks.
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday August 15, 2022
School holidays :
Fall holiday (beginning)
-Friday September 30, 2022
School holidays :
Fall holiday (end)
-Monday October 24, 2022
School holidays :
