| Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Holiday in |
| German |
French |
Italian |
Romansh |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
Neujahr |
Nouvel an |
Capodanno |
Bumaun |
all of Switzerland |
| January 2 |
Saint Berchtold |
Berchtoldstag |
Saint Berchtold |
San Basilio |
Firà da Bumaun |
AG (partly), BE, FR, GL, JU, LU, NE, OW, SH, SO, TG, VD, ZG, ZH |
| January 6 |
Epiphany |
Heilige drei Könige |
Epiphanie |
Epifania |
|
GR (partly), SZ, TI, UR, LU |
| March 19 |
Saint Joseph's Day |
Josefstag |
Saint Joseph |
San Giuseppe |
|
cath. regions: GR (partly), LU (partly), NW, SO (partly), SZ, TI, UR, VS |
| Friday before Easter |
Good Friday |
Karfreitag |
Vendredi Saint |
Venerdì santo |
Venderdi sontg |
all of Switzerland except TI, VS |
| Monday after Easter |
Easter Monday |
Ostermontag |
Lundi de Pâques |
Lunedì di Pasqua |
Glindesdi da Pasca |
all of Switzerland, except VS |
| May 1 |
May Day |
Tag der Arbeit |
Fête du travail |
Festa del lavoro |
Di da la lavur |
BL, BS, FR (partly), JU, LU (partly), SH, SO (partly), TG, TI, ZH |
| 39 days after Easter |
Ascension Day |
Auffahrt |
Ascension |
Ascensione |
Anzainzas |
all of Switzerland |
| Monday after Pentecost |
Whit Monday |
Pfingstmontag |
Lundi de Pentecôte |
Lunedì di Pentecoste |
Glindesdi da Tschuncaisma |
all of Switzerland, except VS |
| 60 days after Easter |
Corpus Christi |
Fronleichnam |
Fête-Dieu |
Corpus Domini |
Sontgilcrest |
Catholic regions: AG (partly), AI, FR (partly), GR (partly), JU, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG |
| June 29 |
St. Peter and St. Paul |
Peter und Paul |
Sts Pierre et Paul |
SS. Pietro e Paolo |
|
GR (partly), TI |
| August 1 |
Swiss National Day |
Schweizer Nationalfeiertag |
Fête nationale Suisse |
Festa nazionale della Svizzera |
Festa naziunala |
all of Switzerland |
| August 15 |
Assumption of Mary |
Mariä Himmelfahrt |
Assomption |
Assunzione |
Assumziun |
Catholic regions: AG (partly), AI, FR (partly), GR (partly), JU, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG |
| Third Sunday in September |
Swiss federal fast |
Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag |
Jeûne fédéral |
Digiuno federale |
Festa da la rogaziun federala |
all of Switzerland, except GE |
| Monday after third Sunday in September |
Swiss federal fast Monday |
Bettagsmontag |
Lundi du Jeûne fédéral |
Lunedì del digiuno federale |
Gliendischdis da la rogaziun federala |
VD, NE (partly), BE (partly) |
| November 1 |
All Saints |
Allerheiligen |
Toussaint |
Ognissanti |
Numnasontga |
Catholic regions: AG (partly), AI, FR (partly), GL, GR (partly), JU, LU, NW, OW, SG, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG |
| December 8 |
Immaculate Conception |
Mariä Empfängnis |
Immaculée Conception |
Immacolata Concezione |
Immaculata concepziun |
Catholic regions: AG (partly), AI, FR (partly), GR (partly), LU, NW, OW, SO (partly), SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG |
| December 25 |
Christmas |
Weihnachtstag |
Noël |
Natale |
Di da Nadal |
all of Switzerland |
| December 26 |
St. Stephen's Day |
Stephanstag |
Saint Etienne |
Santo Stefano |
Son Steffan |
all of Switzerland, except GE, JU, VD, VS;
in NE only if it falls on Monday |
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:
