Country Information
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Switzerland
Capital: Berne
Time Zone: GMT +1
Currency: Swiss Franc
International Dialling Code in: +41
International Dialling Code out: 00
Country ID: CH
Public Holidays and Other Events
| Holiday
| Date
| 2009
| 2010
|
| New Year's Day
| 1 January
| Jan 1
| Jan 1
|
| St Berchtold's Day
| 2 January
| Jan 2
| Jan 2
|
| St Joseph's Day
| 19 March
| Mar 19
| Mar 3
|
| Good Friday
| Friday before Easter Sunday
| Apr 10
| Apr 2
|
| Easter Sunday
| See Elusive Easter
| Apr 12
| Apr 4
|
| Easter Monday
| Monday after Easter Sunday
| Apr 13
| Apr 5
|
| May Day
| 1 May
| May 1
| May 1
|
| Ascension
| 39 days after Easter Sunday - always on a Thursday
| May 21
| May 13
|
| Whit Sunday (Pentecost)
| 7 weeks after Easter Sunday
| May 31
| May 23
|
| Whit Monday
| 7 weeks after Easter Monday
| Jun 1
| May 24
|
| Corpus Christi
| The second Thursday following Whit Monday
| Jun 11
| Jun 3
|
| National Day
| 1 August
| Aug 1
| Aug 1
|
| Assumption
| 15 August
| Aug 15
| Aug 15
|
| Federal Fast
| 20 September
| Sep 20
| Sep 20
|
| All Saints
| 1 November
| Nov 1
| Nov 1
|
| Immaculate Conception
| 8 December
| Dec 8
| Dec 8
|
| Christmas Day
| 25 December
| Dec 25
| Dec 25
|
| St Stephen's Day
| 26 December
| Dec 26
| Dec 26
|
| Holidays shown in blue are public holidays and are observed by most or all of the country's regions.
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