Ascension Day
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Weekday
Thursday
Week
20
Day of year
134
Country
🇨🇭 CH
CHF
About this holiday
Ascension Day commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven, observed 39 days after Easter Sunday — always a Thursday, between late April and early June. It is a public holiday in several European countries, where the long weekend it creates is popular for short trips.
Ascension Day · 2025–2030
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