Switzerland    

Capital: Bern
Area: 41,290 km²
Population: ± 7,500,000
Country code: +41

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Below you can find a two year overview of the Swiss public holidays.

2009  

2010

January 1 New Year's Day
January 2 St Berchtold's Day (only for part of Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Jura, LucerNeuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Vaud, Zug and Zürich)
January 6 Epiphany (only for part of Graubünden, Schwyz, Ticino and Uri)
February 19 Carnival Thursday (only for Lucerne, Nidwalden and Uri)
February 23 Carnival (only for Schwyz and Glarus)
February 24 Carnival Tuesday (only for Schwyz)
March 1 Republic Day (only for Neuchâtel)
March 2 Carnival (only for Basel-Stadt)
March 3 Carnival (only for Basel-Stadt)
March 4 Carnival (only for Basel-Stadt)
March 19 St Joseph's Day (only for part of Graubünden, part of Lucerne, Nidwalden , part of Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri and Valais)
April 2 Näfelser Procession (only for Glarus)
April 10 Good Friday (not for Ticino and Valais)
April 12 Easter
April 13 Easter Monday (not for Valais) 
May 1 May Day (only for Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, part of Fribourg, Jura, part of Lucerne, Schaffhausen, part of Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino and Zürich) 
May 21 Ascension
May 31 Pentecost
June 1 Whit Monday (not for Valais)
June 11 Corpus Christi (only for part of Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, part of Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
June 23 Independence Day (only for Jura)
June 29 St Peter and St Paul's Day (only for Ticino)
August 1 National Day
August 15 Assumption of Mary (only for part of Aarga, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, part of Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
September 5 Boy Shooting (only for Zurich)
September 6 Boy Shooting (only for Zurich)
September 7 Boy Shooting (only for Zurich)
September 10 Geneva Day (only for Geneva)
September 20 Federal day of prayer (not for Geneva) 
November 1 All Saints' Day (only for part of Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, Glarus, part of Graubünden, Jura, Lucernel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
December 8 Immaculate Conception (only for part of Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, part of Graubünden, Lucerne, Nidwalden , Obwalden, part of Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
December 25 Bruderklausen Feast (only for Obwalden)
December 25 Christmas
December 26 St Stephen's Day (not for not for Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Vaud and Valais)
December 31 Restauration Day (only Geneva)
 
January 1 New Year's Day
January 2 St Berchtold's Day (only for part of Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Jura, LucerNeuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Vaud, Zug and Zürich)
January 6 Epiphany (only for part of Graubünden, Schwyz, Ticino and Uri)
February 11 Carnival Thursday (only for Lucerne, Nidwalden and Uri)
February 15 Carnival (only for Schwyz and Glarus)
February 16 Carnival Tuesday (only for Schwyz)
February 22 Carnival (only for Basel-Stadt)
February 23 Carnival (only for Basel-Stadt)
February 24 Carnival (only for Basel-Stadt)
March 1 Republic Day (only for Neuchâtel)
March 19 St Joseph's Day (only for part of Graubünden, part of Lucerne, Nidwalden , part of Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri and Valais)
April 1 Näfelser Procession (only for Glarus)
April 2 Good Friday (not for Ticino and Valais)
April 4 Easter
April 5 Easter Monday (not for Valais) 
May 1 May Day (only for Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, part of Fribourg, Jura, part of Lucerne, Schaffhausen, part of Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino and Zürich) 
May 13 Ascension
May 23 Pentecost
May 24 Whit Monday (not for Valais)
June 3 Corpus Christi (only for part of Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, part of Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
June 23 Independence Day (only for Jura)
June 29 St Peter and St Paul's Day (only for Ticino)
August 1 National Day
August 15 Assumption of Mary (only for part of Aarga, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, part of Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
September 4 Boy Shooting (only for Zurich)
September 5 Boy Shooting (only for Zurich)
September 6 Boy Shooting (only for Zurich)
September 9 Geneva Day (only for Geneva)
September 19 Federal day of prayer (not for Geneva) 
November 1 All Saints' Day (only for part of Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, Glarus, part of Graubünden, Jura, Lucernel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
December 8 Immaculate Conception (only for part of Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, part of Fribourg, part of Graubünden, Lucerne, Nidwalden , Obwalden, part of Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug)
December 25 Bruderklausen Feast (only for Obwalden)
December 25 Christmas
December 26 St Stephen's Day (not for not for Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Vaud and Valais)
December 31 Restauration Day (only Geneva)