Switzerland (Vaud) : 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 | |
Monday June 6, 2022 | Whit Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
Tuesday June 7, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday July 1, 2022 | Montreux Jazz Festival | Events, celebrations... | |
Friday July 1, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday August 1, 2022 | Confederation Day | National Day | |
Monday August 22, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday September 9, 2022 | Jungfrau Marathon | Sports events | |
Monday September 19, 2022 | Federal Fasting Monday | Secular holiday | |
Friday October 14, 2022 | Fall holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday October 23, 2022 | Marathon de Lausanne | Sports events | |
Monday October 31, 2022 | Fall holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday December 23, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
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 :
Montreux Jazz Festival
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Friday July 1, 2022
Culture : Www.montreuxjazz.com lasts 3 weeks - in Montreux 2022 edition CONFIRMED
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 1, 2022
School holidays :
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 22, 2022
School holidays :
Jungfrau Marathon
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Friday September 9, 2022
Sports events : Www.jungfrau-marathon.ch/ 2022 edition confirmed
Federal Fasting Monday
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Monday September 19, 2022
Secular holiday : A religious holiday with a ecumenical background instaured in the 19th century. only in Vaud & Neuchâtel
Fall holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 14, 2022
School holidays :
Marathon de Lausanne
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Sunday October 23, 2022
Sports events : Www.lausanne-marathon.com/ 2022 edition confirmed
Fall holiday (end)
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Monday October 31, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 23, 2022
School holidays :
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