Overview of the statutory holiday regulations for the canton selected in the deadline calculator

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

List based on Article 11 of the European Convention on the Calculation of Time-Limits of 16 May 1972 (SR 0.221.122.3), abbreviated CETS No. 076

The list is up-to-date (excluding public holidays that always fall on a Sunday):

  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Berchtold's Day (January 2)
  • Good Friday (Easter minus 2 days)
  • Easter Monday (Easter plus 1 day)
  • Ascension Day (Easter plus 39 days)
  • Whit Monday (Easter plus 50 days)
  • Swiss National Day (August 1)
  • All Saints' Day (November 1)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • St. Stephen's Day (December 26)

Art. 2 RLG/SG

Public holidays, as listed in the CETS No. 076 list in conjunction with cantonal case law (e.g., decision of the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen, FS.2012.1 of March 29, 2012), which considers Berchtold's Day as a public holiday equivalent to a Sunday, see: https://www.swisslex.ch/doc/claw/bc3d8222-412f-428a-8953-346518d5d1b8/source/hitlist-search