Holidays Switzerland 1940

Here you see the holidays Switzerland for the year 1940. To choose another year, please use the drop-down menu above. The holidays in bold are the public holidays in Switzerland.

January
New Year all	Mo 01/01/1940 30993 days ago	all	30993 days ago
Berchtold Day AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	Tu 01/02/1940 30992 days ago	AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	30992 days ago
Epiphany GR, SZ, TI, UR	Sa 01/06/1940 30988 days ago	GR, SZ, TI, UR	30988 days ago
February
Shrove Monday all	Mo 02/05/1940 30958 days ago	all	30958 days ago
Carnival all	Mo 02/12/1940 30951 days ago	all	30951 days ago
Carnival Tuesday all	Tu 02/13/1940 30950 days ago	all	30950 days ago
Valentine's Day all	We 02/14/1940 30949 days ago	all	30949 days ago
Carnival Wednesday all	We 02/14/1940 30949 days ago	all	30949 days ago
March
Saint Joseph GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Tu 03/19/1940 30915 days ago	GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30915 days ago
Spring Equinox all	We 03/20/1940 30914 days ago	all	30914 days ago
Good Friday AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, UR, VD, ZG, ZH, AR	Fr 03/22/1940 30912 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, UR, VD, ZG, ZH, AR	30912 days ago
Easter Day all	Su 03/24/1940 30910 days ago	all	30910 days ago
Easter Monday	Mo 03/25/1940 30909 days ago		30909 days ago
Daylight Saving Time Start all	Su 03/31/1940 30903 days ago	all	30903 days ago
April
Näfelser Fahrt GL	Th 04/04/1940 30899 days ago	GL	30899 days ago
Sechseläuten ZH	Mo 04/15/1940 30888 days ago	ZH	30888 days ago
May
Labour Day AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	We 05/01/1940 30872 days ago	AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	30872 days ago
Ascension Day all	Th 05/02/1940 30871 days ago	all	30871 days ago
Mother's Day all	Su 05/12/1940 30861 days ago	all	30861 days ago
Pentecost all	Su 05/12/1940 30861 days ago	all	30861 days ago
Whit Monday AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, ZH, AR	Mo 05/13/1940 30860 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, ZH, AR	30860 days ago
Corpus Christi AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Th 05/23/1940 30850 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30850 days ago
June
Summer Solstice all	Fr 06/21/1940 30821 days ago	all	30821 days ago
St. Peter and St. Paul GR, LU, TI	Sa 06/29/1940 30813 days ago	GR, LU, TI	30813 days ago
August
National Day all	Th 08/01/1940 30780 days ago	all	30780 days ago
Assumption Day AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	Th 08/15/1940 30766 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	30766 days ago
September
Knabenschiessen ZH	Mo 09/09/1940 30741 days ago	ZH	30741 days ago
Swiss Federal Fast AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, VS, ZG, ZH, AR	Su 09/15/1940 30735 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, VS, ZG, ZH, AR	30735 days ago
Autumnal Equinox all	Mo 09/23/1940 30727 days ago	all	30727 days ago
October
Daylight Saving Time End all	Su 10/27/1940 30693 days ago	all	30693 days ago
November
All Saints' Day AG, AI, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NW, OW, SG, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Fr 11/01/1940 30688 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NW, OW, SG, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30688 days ago
All Soul's Day all	Sa 11/02/1940 30687 days ago	all	30687 days ago
Memorial Day all	Su 11/24/1940 30665 days ago	all	30665 days ago
December
Feast of the Immaculate Conception AG, AI, FR, GR, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Su 12/08/1940 30651 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30651 days ago
Winter Solstice all	Sa 12/21/1940 30638 days ago	all	30638 days ago
Christmas Eve all	Tu 12/24/1940 30635 days ago	all	30635 days ago
Christmas Day all	We 12/25/1940 30634 days ago	all	30634 days ago
St. Stephen's Day AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GL, GR, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, ZH, AR	Th 12/26/1940 30633 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GL, GR, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, ZH, AR	30633 days ago
New Year's Eve all	Tu 12/31/1940 30628 days ago	all	30628 days ago

Abbreviations

LWE: possible long weekend
BD: possible bridge day

AG: Aargau
AR: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
AI: Appenzell Innerrhoden
BL: Basel-Landschaft
BS: Basel-Stadt
BE: Bern
FR: Fribourg
GE: Geneva
GL: Glarus
GR: Grisons
JU: Jura
LU: Lucerne
NE: Neuchâtel
NW: Nidwalden
OW: Obwalden
SH: Schaffhausen
SZ: Schwyz
SO: Solothurn
SG: St. Gallen
TG: Thurgau
TI: Ticino
UR: Uri
VS: Valais
VD: Vaud
ZG: Zug
ZH: Zurich