Posts about 1st August

The Swiss National Day (German: Schweizer Bundesfeiertag; French: Fête nationale suisse; Italian: Festa nazionale svizzera; Romansh: Fiasta naziunala svizra) is the national holiday of Switzerland, set on 1st August. The founding of the Swiss Confederacy was first celebrated on this date in 1891 and 1st August has been an official bank holiday since 1994.