Public Holidays in Switzerland - Public Holidays

Public Holidays

Date English Name AG AI AR BL BS BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SG SH SZ SO TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH Number of cantons
January 1 New Year's Day * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 26
January 2 St. Berchtold * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 14
January 6 Epiphany * * * * * 5
March 1 Republic Day * 1
March 19 St Joseph's Day * * * * * * * * 8
March 29 Good Friday * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 24
April 1 Easter Monday * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 25
May 1 Labor Day * * * * * * * * * * 10
May 9 (Easter Sunday + 39d) Ascension * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 26
May 20 (Easter Sunday + 50d) Whit Monday * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 25
May 30 (Easter Sunday + 60d) Corpus Christi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 14
June 29 St Peter & St Paul * * 2
August 1 Swiss National Day * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 26
August 15 Assumption * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13
Thursday after 1st Sunday in September Jeûne genevois * 1
Monday after 3rd Sunday in September Federal Fast holiday * * * 3
November 1 All Saints Day * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 15
December 8 Immaculate Conception * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13
December 25 Christmas Day * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 26
December 26 St Stephen's Day * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 21
Total Holidays 13 12 8 9 8 10 14 8 9 14 12 15 10 13 13 9 10 14 15 10 15 14 9 9 13 10

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