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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 congregations and the Reformed church bodies as well as other Christian denominations.It is celebrated on the third Sunday in September.