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Switzerland (Obwalden) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Franc (CHF)
  • For local celebrations, please check the related canton entry.
    Internet domain: .ch - Telephone code: +41 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +1 (DST: yes)
    European Truck Ban: 22:00 to 05:00 week nights, 00:00 to 24:00 on Sundays, public holidays & vacations departures/returns
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday september 25, 2023Brother Klaus festivalSecular holiday
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    Friday september 29, 2023Fall holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Dancing banEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Tuesday december 26, 2023St Stephen's DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday january 2, 2024BerchtoldstagSecular holiday
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday february 2, 2024Sports holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday february 19, 2024Sports holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday march 21, 2024St Benedictcards/flowers
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    Friday march 22, 2024Spring holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Dancing banEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Brother Klaus festival

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    Monday september 25, 2023
    Secular holiday : Nicholas of Flüe (1417-1487) was a farmer from Sachseln and the father of ten children before he decided to go and live as a hermit in the Ranft gorge. During his lifetime he already gained a reputation as a pious and wise man, even as a living saint. His highly valued advice was sought by simple peasants, noblemen, rulers and politicians alike. Not long after the death of 'Brother Klaus', as he was widely known, the first pilgrimages were made to Sachseln and the Ranft gorge, and the first biographies and accounts of pilgrimages appeared. Following his beatification by the Vatican in 1649, an annual Brother Klaus festival was introduced to mark the anniversary of his death

    Fall holiday (beginning)

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    Friday september 29, 2023
    School holidays :

    Dancing ban

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Culture : This ban applies to all major religious celebrations, but does not apply in homes

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day

    St Stephen's Day

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    Tuesday december 26, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Christian remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Berchtoldstag

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    Tuesday january 2, 2024
    Secular holiday : A derivation of Middle High German berhttac or berhteltac, which translated the Greek epiphanias

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
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    Average class size: less than 20
    We carry confirmed dates till Sep 2028; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

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    Sports holiday (beginning)

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    Friday february 2, 2024
    School holidays :

    Sports holiday (end)

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    Monday february 19, 2024
    School holidays : one week later in Engelberg

    St Benedict

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
    cards/flowers : Catholic Christian recognition of the father of the The Benedictine Order. It was the first Order of the Western Church Monastic tradition. Patron saint of speleologists. only in Engelberg

    Spring holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 22, 2024
    School holidays :

    Dancing ban

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Culture :

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.