| 2012 Date |
Name |
Remarks |
| January 1 |
New Years Day
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| January 2 |
Berchtolds Day
|
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| January 6 |
Epiphany
|
Graubünden, Lucerne, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri |
| April 6 |
Good Friday
|
Friday before Easter Sunday |
| April 9 |
Easter Monday
|
Monday after Easter Sunday |
| April 16 |
Sechselauten
|
Afternoon, Zurich only |
| May 13 |
Mothers Day
|
2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday. |
| May 17 |
Ascension Day
|
40 days after Easter |
| May 28 |
Whitmonday
|
7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday |
| August 1 |
National Day
|
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| September 6 |
Swiss Federal Fast
|
Geneva only. Thursday after 1st Sunday in September. |
| September 10 |
Knabenschiessen
|
Afternoon, Zurich only. Second Monday in September |
| September 16 |
Swiss Federal Fast
|
Third Sunday in September |
| September 17 |
Swiss Federal Fast
|
Bern, Neuchâtel, Vaud. Monday after 3rd Sunday in September. |
| December 8 |
Immaculate Conception Day
|
Regional Holiday |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day
|
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| December 26 |
St Stephens Day
|
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| December 31 |
Restoration Day
|
Geneva only |
National public holidays of Switzerland in 2012
