Holidays in Switzerland in 2017

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Date	Weekday	Holiday Name	Holiday Type	Where It is Observed
Date	Weekday	Holiday Name	Holiday Type	Where It is Observed
Jan 1	Sunday	New Year's Day	Common Local Holidays	All
Jan 2	Monday	Berchtold Day	Common Local Holidays	14 cantons
Jan 6	Friday	Epiphany	Common Local Holidays	GR*, SZ, TI, UR
Mar 19	Sunday	Saint Joseph's Day	Common Local Holidays	GR, LU, NW, SO*, SZ, TI, UR, VS
Mar 20	Monday	March equinox	Season
Apr 14	Friday	Good Friday	Common Local Holidays	All except TI, VS
Apr 16	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 17	Monday	Easter Monday	Common Local Holidays	All except VS
Apr 24	Monday	Sechseläuten	Observance	Zurich
May 1	Monday	May Day	Common Local Holidays	BL, BS, FR, JU, LU, SH, SO*, TG, TI, ZH
May 25	Thursday	Ascension Day	Common Local Holidays	All
Jun 4	Sunday	Pentecost	Observance	All
Jun 5	Monday	Pentecost Monday	Common Local Holidays	All except VS
Jun 15	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Common Local Holidays	14 cantons
Jun 21	Wednesday	June Solstice	Season
Jun 29	Thursday	St. Peter and St. Paul	Common Local Holidays	Graubünden, Ticino
Aug 1	Tuesday	Swiss National Day	National holiday
Aug 15	Tuesday	Assumption of Mary	Common Local Holidays	14 cantons
Sep 7	Thursday	Jeune Genevois	Common Local Holidays	Geneva
Sep 9	Saturday	Knabenschiessen	Observance	Zurich
Sep 10	Sunday	Knabenschiessen	Observance	Zurich
Sep 11	Monday	Knabenschiessen	Observance	Zurich
Sep 17	Sunday	Swiss federal fast	Observance	All except GE
Sep 22	Friday	September equinox	Season
Nov 1	Wednesday	All Saints' Day	Common Local Holidays	16 cantons
Dec 8	Friday	Immaculate Conception	Common Local Holidays	13 cantons
Dec 21	Thursday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 24	Sunday	Christmas Eve	Observance
Dec 25	Monday	Christmas Day	Common Local Holidays	All
Dec 26	Tuesday	St. Stephen's Day	Common Local Holidays	All except JU, VD, VS
Dec 31	Sunday	New Year's Eve	Observance

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