Swiss Indoors Tennis Basel
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Monday october 21, 2024
Sports events : Www.atptennis.com/ 2025 edition confirmed
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 27, 2024
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
Ewigkeitssonntag
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Sunday november 17, 2024
Culture : General celebration in memorial of the deceased for the Lutherian Church
Christmas Day
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Wednesday december 25, 2024
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
School holidays
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Wednesday january 1, 2025
School holidays : calendars gazetted by the respective Departments of Education
Each canton carries its own specific set of holidays, please scroll to the concerned canton
study programs are not aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
2022 PISA ranking: #10 with a 498 score
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required
New Year's Day
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Wednesday january 1, 2025
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Epiphany
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Monday january 6, 2025
cards/flowers :