The Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer (, , ) 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, Reformed church bodies as well as other Christian denominations.
It is celebrated on the third Sunday in September. The subsequent Monday (Lundi du Jeûne) is a public holiday in the Canton of Vaud. In the Canton of Neuchâtel it is an unofficial holiday; the cantonal administration and many businesses are closed.
In the Canton of Geneva another comparable fast, the Jeûne genevois, is celebrated.
External links
http://www.bettag-jeunefederal.ch
See also Germany's Buß- und Bettag
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