| New Year's Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday :
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| Christmas holiday (end) - Tuesday January 4, 2022 School holidays : Www.ai.ch
Does not apply to Oberegg
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Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Usually no school on Saturday
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Dates confirmed till Sept 2023; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
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| Fall holiday (beginning) - Friday October 8, 2021 School holidays :
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| Fall holiday (end) - Monday October 25, 2021 School holidays :
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| All Saints' Day - Monday November 1, 2021 Catholic or protestant : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. Kriens, Hochwald [Solothurn], St.Gallen
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| Immaculate Conception - Wednesday December 8, 2021 Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin.
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Friday December 17, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day
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| Dancing ban - Saturday December 25, 2021 Culture : This ban applies to all major religious celebrations, but does not apply in homes
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| St Stephen's Day - Sunday December 26, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Christian remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
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