Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Switzerland for 2022 ready to be integrated into your application.
Where western, central, and southern Europe meet, is the country officially known as the Swiss Confederation. This land locked country is divided by the Alps, and is located at the crossroads of Germanic and Romance Europe. Switzerland was established as a country on August 1, 1291. In 1648, Switzerland became independent from the Holy Roman Empire. Switzerland’s policy of armed neutrality dates back to the 16th century, and has not fought in a war since 1815. Switzerland is the birthplace of one of the world’s best known humanitarian organizations, the Red Cross.
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Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
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January 1st | Saturday | New Year's Day | |
January 2nd | Sunday | Saint Berchtold's Day | Only in certain states. |
January 6th | Thursday | Epiphany | Only in certain states. |
March 1st | Tuesday | Republic Day | Only in certain states. |
March 19th | Saturday | Saint Joseph's Day | Only in certain states. |
March 20th | Sunday | March Equinox | |
April 7th | Thursday | Näfelser Fahrt | Only in certain states. |
April 10th | Sunday | Palm Sunday | |
April 15th | Friday | Good Friday | Long weekend. |
April 17th | Sunday | Easter | |
April 18th | Monday | Easter Monday | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
April 18th | Monday | Sechselauten | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
May 1st | Sunday | Labor Day | Only in certain states. |
May 8th | Sunday | Mother's Day | |
May 26th | Thursday | Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ | |
June 5th | Sunday | Pentecost | |
June 5th | Sunday | Father's Day | |
June 6th | Monday | Pentecost Monday | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
June 16th | Thursday | Feast of Corpus Christi | Only in certain states. |
June 21st | Tuesday | June Solstice | |
June 23rd | Thursday | Independence Day | Only in certain states. |
June 29th | Wednesday | Feast of Saints Peter and Paul | Only in certain states. |
August 1st | Monday | Swiss National Day | Long weekend. |
August 15th | Monday | Assumption of Mary | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
September 8th | Thursday | Genevan Fast | Only in certain states. |
September 12th | Monday | Knabenschiessen | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
September 18th | Sunday | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer | Only in certain states. |
September 19th | Monday | Bettagsmontag | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
September 22nd | Thursday | Saint Mauritius' Day | Only in certain states. |
September 23rd | Friday | September Equinox | |
September 25th | Sunday | Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day | Only in certain states. |
November 1st | Tuesday | All Saints' Day | Only in certain states. |
December 8th | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Only in certain states. |
December 21st | Wednesday | December Solstice | |
December 24th | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Only in certain states. |
December 25th | Sunday | Christmas Day | |
December 26th | Monday | Saint Stephen's Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
December 31st | Saturday | Restoration of the Republic | Only in certain states. |
December 31st | Saturday | New Year's Eve |