Back Nasionale Dag van Switserland Afrikaans Schweizer Bundesfeiertag ALS Fiesta Nacional de Suiza AST Festa nacional Suïssa Catalan جێژنی نەتەوەییی سویس CKB Bundesfeiertag German Fiesta Nacional de Suiza Spanish Fête nationale suisse French היום הלאומי של שווייץ HE Շվեյցարիայի ազգային օր Armenian
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| Swiss National Day | |
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| Official name | German: Bundesfeiertag French: Fête nationale Italian: Festa nazionale Romansh: Festa naziunala svizra |
| Also called | First of August |
| Observed by | Switzerland |
| Significance | Anniversary of the Federal Charter of 1291 |
| Date | 1 August |
| Next time | 1 August 2024 |
| Frequency | annual |
The Swiss National Day (German: Schweizer Bundesfeiertag; French: Fête nationale suisse; Italian: Festa nazionale svizzera; Romansh: Festa naziunala svizra) is the national holiday of Switzerland, set on 1 August. Although the founding of the Swiss Confederacy was first celebrated on this date in 1891 and annually since 1899, it has only been an official holiday since 1994.[1]
- ^ "1891: Der 1. August wird zum Bundesfeiertag erklärt" [1891: 1 August is declared a federal holiday] (in German). Swiss Pro Patria Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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