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Public Holidays in Zürich, Basel, Bern, Lucerne & Zug  Share |  Print |  + | Public Holidays in Zürich, Basel, Bern, Lucerne & Zug |
A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks holiday and people get the day off in Switzerland. With links to holidays in the UK and US.
The German for: bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is Feiertag.
- Banks, shops, offices and even some restaurants close on public holidays
- Police stations and hospitals do not close
- Most of the larger shops (especially supermarkets) open on public holidays
but some businesses and banks remain closed
Some public holidays are specific to certain cantons and Catholic holidays
are only official in the cantons of Lucerne and Zug.
Below is information on the national public holidays observed in all
cantons throughout the country, and those observed in the cantons of Zürich,
Basel, Berne, Lucerne and Zug. It is possible that some holidays are not
celebrated throughout the canton, and some stores remain open for regional
holidays.
2009 Public Holidays in Zürich, Basel, Berne, Lucerne and Zug
| 1 January |
New Year's Day (Thursday) all
cantons |
| 2 January |
St Berchtold’s Day (Friday) Zürich, Berne,
Lucerne and Zug |
| 6 January |
Epiphany (Tuesday) Lucerne |
| 19 March |
Saint Joseph's Day (Thursday) parts of Lucerne |
| 10 April |
Good Friday all cantons |
| 12 April |
Easter Sunday all cantons |
| 13 April |
Easter Monday all cantons |
| 1 May |
Labour Day (Friday) Zürich, Basel,
Lucerne |
| 21 May |
Ascension Day (Thursday) all
cantons |
| 1 June |
Pentecost/Whitmonday (Monday) all
cantons |
| 11 June |
Corpus Christi (Thursday) Lucerne and Zug |
| 1 August |
Swiss National Day (Saturday) all cantons |
| 15 August |
Assumption (Saturday) Lucerne and Zug |
| 14 September |
Knabenschiessen (Monday) Zürich city
and agglomeration only |
| 20 September |
Federal Fast (Sunday) all cantons
except Geneva |
| 1 November |
All Saints’ Day (Sunday) Lucerne and Zug |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception (Tuesday) Lucerne
and Zug |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day (Friday) all
cantons |
| 26 December |
St Stephen's Day (Saturday) most cantons |
2010 Public Holidays in Zürich, Basel, Berne, Lucerne and Zug
| 1 January |
New Year's Day (Friday) all
cantons |
| 2 January |
St Berchtold’s Day (Saturday)
Zürich, Berne,
Lucerne and Zug |
| 6 January |
Epiphany (Wednesday) Lucerne |
| 19 March |
Saint Joseph's Day (Friay) parts of Lucerne |
| 2 April |
Good Friday all cantons |
| 4 April |
Easter Sunday all cantons |
| 5 April |
Easter Monday all cantons |
| 1 May |
Labour Day (Saturday) Zürich, Basel,
Lucerne |
| 13 May |
Ascension Day (Thursday) all
cantons |
| 24 May |
Pentecost/Whitmonday (Monday) all
cantons |
| 3 June |
Corpus Christi (Thursday) Lucerne and Zug |
| 1 August |
Swiss National Day (Sunday) all cantons |
| 15 August |
Assumption (Sunday) Lucerne and Zug |
| 13 September |
Knabenschiessen (Monday) Zürich city
and agglomeration only |
| 19 September |
Federal Fast (Sunday) all cantons
except Geneva |
| 1 November |
All Saints’ Day (Monday) Lucerne and Zug |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception (Wednesday) Lucerne
and Zug |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day (Saturday) all
cantons |
| 26 December |
St Stephen's Day (Sunday) most cantons |
Public Holidays Worldwide
For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:
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