 This was later made the third Sunday in September but for Geneva, which fixed the day of its own "Jeûne genevois".In 1869 Geneva decreed that the holiday was no longer official, but "Jeûne genevois" was celebrated unofficially until 1965, slowly losing its religious significance.On 1 August 1966 it was again declared a public holiday and the date fixed as the Thursday following the first Sunday of September.