Switzerland National Day or Swiss National Day
Switzerland National Day or Swiss National Day is held on August 1. Commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291. This event in the first decade of the month August is annual. 
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Switzerland has existed as a state in its present form since the adoption of the Swiss Federal Constitution in 1848. The precursors of Switzerland established a defensive alliance at the end of the 13th century (1291), forming a loose confederation of states which persisted for centuries.
Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291 Since 1891, the first of August has been celebrated as Swiss National Day. The date refers to a historic alliance concluded in 1291 by the three cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden.
Throughout the country, locals fill streets and squares with all manner of flags, including ones that represent different communities and cantons. From homes and gardens to decorations on your freshly-baked Swiss bun, they appear everywhere.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Swiss National Day celebrations on the Rhine in Basel on July 31
Street Parade on August 8 (Held on the second Saturday of August);
Feast day of the Assumption of Mary on August 15 (Christian feast day, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu);
St. Bartholomew's Day in the Catholic and Protestant churches on August 24
Jeûne genevois in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland on September 10 (Genfer Bettag. The Thursday following the first Sunday of September);
Knabenschiessen in Zürich City on September 12 (second Weekend in September + half Monday after);
The Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer or Swiss Federal Fast in Switzerland on September 20 (It is celebrated on the third Sunday in September. The subsequent Monday - Lundi du Jeûne - is a public holiday in the canton of Vaud and unofficial holiday in the canton of Neuchâtel)