Public holidays in Switzerland
- Public holidays in Switzerland
In Switzerland, holidays — with the exception of August 1 — are defined on a cantonal basis. Holidays in the entire country are written in bold. Abbreviations for the Swiss cantons are described in Cantons of Switzerland.
National Holidays
Regional Holidays
In addition to these national or general holidays there are also many regional and local holidays, most of which are only valid for one district or a few communes and sometimes are not accepted by law. Due to the high number of such local holidays, the following selection can only show a few of them:
External links
* [http://www.datumsrechner.de/FeiertageSchweiz.pdf Comprehensive overview over the Swiss holidays] (German PDF file)
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