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02/01/2012National and public holidays in Switzerland 2012

National and public holidays in Switzerland 2012 Here are some important dates in the Swiss holiday calendar.

Public holidays in Switzerland are taken very seriously, with almost all shops and public institutions closed. If a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, workers commonly take either the Monday or Friday off too, for a long weekend.


National and public holidays in Switzerland 2012

1 January - New Year's Day (Neujahrstag)
2 January* - Berchtold's Day (Berchtoldstag)
6 January* - Epiphany (Heilige Drei Konige)
19 March* - St Joseph's Day (Josefstag)
25 March - Daylight Saving Time starts
6 April* - Good Friday (Karfreitag)
9 April* - Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
1 May - May Day (Tag der Arbeit)
17 May - Ascension (Auffahrt)
28 May* - Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
7 June* - Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)
1 August - Swiss National Day (Bundesfeier)
28 October - Daylight Savings Time ends
1 November - All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen)
8 December - Immaculate Conception (Maria Empfangnis)
25 December - Christmas Day (Weihnachten)
26 December - Boxing Day (Stephenstag)



The Swiss National Day
Every year on 1 August, Switzerland celebrates the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Each Swiss commune offers a day of federal unity with firework displays, concerts, public speeches or presentations. Thousands of people attend festivities in the largest cities (Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Bern and Lugano). The main celebrations take place at the Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen and at the Ruetli Meadows alongside Lake Lucerne.  

LB / CM / Expatica 

 


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