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Holidays in Switzerland 2023

Switzerland | Aargau | Appenzell Innerrhoden | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Bern | Basel-Landschaft | Basel-Stadt | Fribourg | Geneva | Glarus | Graubünden | Jura | Lucerne | Neuchâtel | Nidwalden | Obwalden | St. Gallen | Schaffhausen | Solothurn | Schwyz | Thurgau | Ticino | Uri | Vaud | Valais | Zug | Zürich

There are 26 cantons in Switzerland and the number of public holidays in each canton varies.

Four holidays are celebrated in all cantons, which are New Year's Day, Ascension Day, National Day, and Christmas Day.

New Year's Day
New Year Holiday, celebrated on January 1, 2023, is the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar, and it is one of the most popular holidays in the world.

Ascension Day
Also known as the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, Ascension Day commemorates the Christian belief in the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. It falls on May 18, 2023.

National Day
Swiss National Day, observed on August 1, 2023, celebrates the founding of the Swiss Confederacy. In 1291, three Alpine cantons, Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwald, swore the oath of confederation. They signed the Federal Charter in early August, which was considered the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy.

Christmas Day
Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25, 2023, and commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Christmas Day is a holiday of sharing. People exchange Christmas gifts and cards with families and friends.

HolidayDateWeekdayNote
New Year's DayJan 01, 2023SundayAll
Berchtold's DayJan 02, 2023MondayAG, BE, FR, GL, JU,
LU, NE, OW, SH,
SO, TG, VD, ZG, ZH
EpiphanyJan 06, 2023FridayGR, LU, SZ, TI, UR
Republic DayMar 01, 2023WednesdayNE
St. Joseph's DayMar 19, 2023SundayGR, LU, NW, SO,
SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG
Näfelser FahrtApr 06, 2023ThursdayGL
Good FridayApr 07, 2023FridayAll except TI, VS
Easter MondayApr 10, 2023MondayAll except NE
Labour DayMay 01, 2023MondayAG, BL, BS, FR, JU,
NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH
Ascension DayMay 18, 2023ThursdayAll
Whit MondayMay 29, 2023MondayAll except NE
Corpus ChristiJun 08, 2023ThursdayAG, AI, FR, GR, JU,
LU, NW, OW, SO,
SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG
Independence DayJun 23, 2023FridayJU
Saints Peter and PaulJun 29, 2023ThursdayTI
National DayAug 01, 2023TuesdayAll
AssumptionAug 15, 2023TuesdayAG, AI, FR, JU, LU,
NW, OW, SO, SZ,
TI, UR, VS, ZG
Jeûne genevoisSep 07, 2023ThursdayGE
Swiss Federal FastSep 17, 2023SundayAll except GE
Federal Fast MondaySep 18, 2023MondayVD
Saint Nicholas of Flüe DaySep 25, 2023MondayOW
All Saints DayNov 01, 2023WednesdayAG, AI, FR, GL, JU,
LU, NW, OW, SG, SO,
SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG
Immaculate ConceptionDec 08, 2023FridayAG, AI, FR, GR, LU,
NW, OW, SO, SZ,
TI, UR, VS, ZG
Christmas DayDec 25, 2023MondayAll
St. Stephen's DayDec 26, 2023TuesdayAll except GE, JU, VD
Restoration DayDec 31, 2023SundayGE

Please also check the working days in Switzerland in 2023.

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