Switzerland (Glarus) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Friday June 3, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday June 5, 2022 | Pentecost | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday June 6, 2022 | Dancing ban | Events, celebrations... | |
Monday June 6, 2022 | Whit Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
Tuesday June 7, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday July 1, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday August 1, 2022 | Dancing ban | Events, celebrations... | |
Monday August 1, 2022 | Confederation Day | National Day | |
Monday August 15, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Thursday August 18, 2022 | Chilbimontag | Events, celebrations... | |
Friday October 7, 2022 | Fall holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday October 24, 2022 | Fall holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Tuesday November 1, 2022 | All Saints' Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Wednesday November 16, 2022 | Dancing ban | Events, celebrations... | |
Friday December 23, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Dancing ban | Events, celebrations... | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday December 26, 2022 | St Stephen's Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
Pentecost
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Sunday June 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Dancing ban
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Monday June 6, 2022
Culture : This ban applies to all major religious celebrations, but does not apply in homes
Whit Monday
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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)
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Tuesday June 7, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 1, 2022
School holidays :
Dancing ban
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Monday August 1, 2022
Culture : This ban applies to all major religious celebrations, but does not apply in homes
Confederation Day
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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)
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Monday August 15, 2022
School holidays :
Chilbimontag
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Thursday August 18, 2022
Culture :
Fall holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 7, 2022
School holidays :
Fall holiday (end)
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Monday October 24, 2022
School holidays :
All Saints' Day
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Tuesday November 1, 2022
Catholic or protestant : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. Kriens, Hochwald [Solothurn], St.Gallen
Dancing ban
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Wednesday November 16, 2022
Culture : This ban applies to all major religious celebrations, but does not apply in homes
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 23, 2022
School holidays :
Dancing ban
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Culture : This ban applies to all major religious celebrations, but does not apply in homes
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day
St Stephen's Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Christian remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.