Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Switzerland Keeps May 1st Public Holiday In Zurich Canton

Sources: Tages Anzeiger (Zürich) and Switzerland public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consultative Commission (Kommission des Kantonsrates) of Switzerland's Zürich Canton has rejected an SVP motion to cancel the May 1st public holiday and replace it with a "joker" holiday to be chosen from a shortlist of other possible commemorative dates.