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English name |
German name |
Description |
| January 1st |
New Year's Day |
Neujahrstag |
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| January 2nd |
Berchtold's Day |
Berchtoldstag |
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| February 14th |
Valentine's Day |
Valentinstag |
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| End of February |
Morgenstraich |
Morgenstraich |
Traditional carneval in Basel |
| March/April |
Palm Sunday |
Palmsonntag |
Sunday before easter |
| Varying |
Good Friday |
Karfreitag |
Friday before Easter |
| Varying (depending on moon phase) |
Easter |
Ostern |
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| Varying |
Easter Monday |
Ostermontag |
Monday after Easter |
| April |
Corpus Christi Day |
Fronleichnam |
Celebrated only in catholic cantons |
| 3rd Monday in April |
Sechseläuten |
Sechseläuten |
Traditional celebration to drive away winter time by buring a symbolic snow man dummy |
| May 1st |
Labor Day |
Tag der Arbeit |
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| 2nd Sunday in May |
Mothers Day |
Muttertag |
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| Varying |
Ascension Day |
Auffahrt |
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| Varying (depending on moon phase) |
Whitsunday |
Pfingsten |
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| Varying |
Whitmonday |
Pfingstmontag |
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| August 1st |
National Day |
Nationalfeiertag |
August 1st, 1291: official Switzerland's birthday |
| 2nd weekend in September |
Knabenschiessen |
Knabenschiessen |
Traditional shooting contest for 13 to 17 years old boys in Zürich (since 1995 also for girls) |
| 3rd Sunday in September |
Federal Prayday |
Eidg. Dank-, Buss- und Bettag |
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| November 1st |
All Saints Day |
Allerheiligen |
Celebrated only in catholic cantons |
| 4th Monday in November |
Onion Market |
Zibelemärit |
Traditional onion market in Bern |
| December 6th |
Santa Claus |
St. Nikolaus |
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| December 24th |
Christmas Eve |
Heiliger Abend |
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| December 25th |
Christmas |
Weihnachten |
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| December 26th |
Stephan's Day |
Stephanstag |
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| December 31st |
New Year's Eve |
Silvester |
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