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 30816 days ago	all	30816 days ago
Berchtold Day AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	Tu 01/02/1940 30815 days ago	AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	30815 days ago
Epiphany GR, SZ, TI, UR	Sa 01/06/1940 30811 days ago	GR, SZ, TI, UR	30811 days ago
February
Shrove Monday all	Mo 02/05/1940 30781 days ago	all	30781 days ago
Carnival all	Mo 02/12/1940 30774 days ago	all	30774 days ago
Carnival Tuesday all	Tu 02/13/1940 30773 days ago	all	30773 days ago
Valentine's Day all	We 02/14/1940 30772 days ago	all	30772 days ago
Carnival Wednesday all	We 02/14/1940 30772 days ago	all	30772 days ago
March
Saint Joseph GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Tu 03/19/1940 30738 days ago	GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30738 days ago
Spring Equinox all	We 03/20/1940 30737 days ago	all	30737 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 30735 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	30735 days ago
Easter Day all	Su 03/24/1940 30733 days ago	all	30733 days ago
Easter Monday	Mo 03/25/1940 30732 days ago		30732 days ago
Daylight Saving Time Start all	Su 03/31/1940 30726 days ago	all	30726 days ago
April
Näfelser Fahrt GL	Th 04/04/1940 30722 days ago	GL	30722 days ago
Sechseläuten ZH	Mo 04/15/1940 30711 days ago	ZH	30711 days ago
May
Labour Day AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	We 05/01/1940 30695 days ago	AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	30695 days ago
Ascension Day all	Th 05/02/1940 30694 days ago	all	30694 days ago
Mother's Day all	Su 05/12/1940 30684 days ago	all	30684 days ago
Pentecost all	Su 05/12/1940 30684 days ago	all	30684 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 30683 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, ZH, AR	30683 days ago
Corpus Christi AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Th 05/23/1940 30673 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30673 days ago
June
Summer Solstice all	Fr 06/21/1940 30644 days ago	all	30644 days ago
St. Peter and St. Paul GR, LU, TI	Sa 06/29/1940 30636 days ago	GR, LU, TI	30636 days ago
August
National Day all	Th 08/01/1940 30603 days ago	all	30603 days ago
Assumption Day AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	Th 08/15/1940 30589 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	30589 days ago
September
Knabenschiessen ZH	Mo 09/09/1940 30564 days ago	ZH	30564 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 30558 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	30558 days ago
Autumnal Equinox all	Mo 09/23/1940 30550 days ago	all	30550 days ago
October
Daylight Saving Time End all	Su 10/27/1940 30516 days ago	all	30516 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 30511 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NW, OW, SG, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30511 days ago
All Soul's Day all	Sa 11/02/1940 30510 days ago	all	30510 days ago
Memorial Day all	Su 11/24/1940 30488 days ago	all	30488 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 30474 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	30474 days ago
Winter Solstice all	Sa 12/21/1940 30461 days ago	all	30461 days ago
Christmas Eve all	Tu 12/24/1940 30458 days ago	all	30458 days ago
Christmas Day all	We 12/25/1940 30457 days ago	all	30457 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 30456 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GL, GR, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, ZH, AR	30456 days ago
New Year's Eve all	Tu 12/31/1940 30451 days ago	all	30451 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