Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer
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| Official name | German: Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag, French: Jeûne fédéral, Italian: Digiuno federale, Romansh: Rogaziun federala |
| Also called | German: Bettag |
| Observed by | Switzerland, except in the canton of Geneva |
| Date | Third Sunday in September |
| 2020 date | September 20 |
| 2021 date | September 19 |
| 2022 date | September 18 |
| 2023 date | September 17 |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | , Jeûne genevois |
The Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer (German: Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag, French: Jeûne fédéral, Italian: Digiuno federale) is a public holiday in Switzerland. It is an interfaith feast observed by Roman Catholic dioceses, the Old Catholic Church, the Jewish and Muslim congregations and the Reformed church bodies as well as other Christian denominations.
It is celebrated on the third Sunday in September. In the Canton of Geneva another comparable fast, the Jeûne genevois, is celebrated.
The subsequent Monday () is a public holiday in the canton of Vaud and unofficial holiday in the canton of Neuchâtel.
External links[]
- Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- http://www.bettag-jeunefederal.ch
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- Swiss culture
- Christian Sunday observances
- September observances