Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer explained

Holiday Name:Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer
Official Name:German: Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag, French: Jeûne fédéral, Italian: Digiuno federale, Romansh: Rogaziun federala
Nickname:German: Bettag
Observedby:Switzerland, except in the canton of Geneva
Week Ordinal:third
Weekday:Sunday
Month:September
Duration:1 day
Scheduling:nth weekday of the month
Frequency:annual
Relatedto:Lundi du Jeûne fédéral, 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 (Lundi du Jeûne) is a public holiday in the canton of Vaud and unofficial holiday in the canton of Neuchâtel.

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