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Switzerland (Obwalden - Engelberg) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday January 1, 2022 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Monday January 3, 2022 | Berchtoldstag | Secular holiday | |
| Friday January 7, 2022 | Christmas holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday February 23, 2022 | Sports holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday March 7, 2022 | Sports holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Thursday April 14, 2022 | Spring holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday April 15, 2022 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday April 18, 2022 | Easter Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | Spring holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday May 25, 2022 | Ascension holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday May 26, 2022 | Ascension | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday May 30, 2022 | Ascension holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday June 3, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday June 5, 2022 | Pentecost | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday June 6, 2022 | Whit Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Tuesday June 7, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday July 1, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
New Year's Day
-Saturday January 1, 2022
Secular holiday :
Berchtoldstag
-Monday January 3, 2022
Secular holiday : A derivation of Middle High German berhttac or berhteltac, which translated the Greek epiphanias Only in Zurich, Bern, Luzern, Glarus, Zug, Freiburg, Solothurn, Schaffhau, Aarhau, Thurgau, Waadt. Also concerns Neuenburg and Jura if New Year fell on a Sunday [Wikipedia]
Christmas holiday (end)
-Friday January 7, 2022
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official calendar gazetted by the Canton
study programs are not aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 506
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required
Dates confirmed till Sept 2028; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 10 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for Obwald - Engelberg schools
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official calendar gazetted by the Canton
study programs are not aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 506
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required
Dates confirmed till Sept 2028; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 10 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for Obwald - Engelberg schools
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
Sports holiday (beginning)
-Wednesday February 23, 2022
School holidays :
Sports holiday (end)
-Monday March 7, 2022
School holidays :
Spring holiday (beginning)
-Thursday April 14, 2022
School holidays :
Good Friday
-Friday April 15, 2022
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter Monday
-Monday April 18, 2022
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Spring holiday (end)
-Monday May 2, 2022
School holidays :
Ascension holiday (beginning)
-Wednesday May 25, 2022
School holidays :
Ascension
-Thursday May 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Ascension holiday (end)
-Monday May 30, 2022
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
-Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
Pentecost
-Sunday June 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Whit Monday
-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)
-Tuesday June 7, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday July 1, 2022
School holidays :
