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Immaculate Conception
Cantonal holiday
9 cantons + local areas
Falls on: Tuesday
1 leave day = 4 days
Immaculate Conception falls on Tuesday, 8 December in 2026. It applies canton-wide in nine cantons and in specifically defined areas of Fribourg and Aargau.
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Ferien-Kalender.ch editorial team
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Immaculate Conception
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8 December starts with the local rule
9 cantons + local areas
Date
Immaculate Conception falls on Tuesday.
Status
Cantonal holiday
Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Ticino and Valais. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part, meaning outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Aargau it applies in the districts of Laufenburg and Muri, and in Hellikon, Mumpf, Obermumpf, Schupfart, Stein and Wegenstetten.
Scope
9 cantons + local areas
Only Swiss National Day on 1 August has federal constitutional holiday status. Immaculate Conception is governed at cantonal, district or municipal level.
Planning
1 leave day = 4 days
Taking Monday, 7 December as leave creates a four-day break only within the actual holiday area; elsewhere Tuesday is a normal working day.
Taking Monday, 7 December as leave creates a four-day break only within the actual holiday area; elsewhere Tuesday is a normal working day.
Only Swiss National Day on 1 August has federal constitutional holiday status. Immaculate Conception is governed at cantonal, district or municipal level.
Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Ticino and Valais. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part, meaning outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Aargau it applies in the districts of Laufenburg and Muri, and in Hellikon, Mumpf, Obermumpf, Schupfart, Stein and Wegenstetten.
Praxis
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Advent retail, schools and local services
A public holiday does not create one Swiss timetable.
Scope
9 cantons + local areas
Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Ticino and Valais. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part, meaning outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Aargau it applies in the districts of Laufenburg and Muri, and in Hellikon, Mumpf, Obermumpf, Schupfart, Stein and Wegenstetten.
2026 consequence
Plan from the exact place
Taking Monday, 7 December as leave creates a four-day break only within the actual holiday area; elsewhere Tuesday is a normal working day.
Retail hours and local services require separate published information. The statutory area defines where 8 December is a public holiday; it does not impose one timetable on every provider.
For employees, the relevant workplace rule remains separate from a home address or an Advent opening schedule.
Planung
03
Use Monday leave only after the scope check
1 leave day = 4 days
1 leave day = 4 days
Tuesday holiday with a Monday bridge
The 5 to 8 December break requires Monday leave and a location in one of the nine cantons or listed local areas.
Recommendation
Take 7 December as leave only in the verified scope
Block
5 December 2026 to 8 December 2026
Smart Vacation Planner
Maximize your free time around Immaculate Conception:
The name concerns Mary, not the conception of Jesus.
The conception of Mary
In Catholic teaching, the Immaculate Conception concerns Mary being conceived free from original sin. The feast is not about the conception of Jesus.
A Marian winter feast
Services and Marian devotions mark 8 December in Catholic areas. Its legal public-holiday effect nevertheless remains cantonal and, in places, local.
Recht
05
Assign the workplace and school location separately
The statutory answer follows the actual place, not a home-canton assumption.
For employees, the public-holiday rule follows the workplace. A home canton with its own Advent rule does not automatically transfer a day off to another employer.
School and childcare locations can sit in different cantons.
The workplace location can sit in another canton.
Each one follows the calendar that governs 8 December.
Praxis
06
Compare Catholic areas and Advent schedules
Nine cantons and the listed local areas do not form one simple full-canton map.
Fribourg and Aargau do not apply 8 December by a simple whole-canton label. The Catholic part of Fribourg and the named Aargau districts and municipalities require the exact locality.
Advent markets, retailers and services publish their own schedules as well. A statutory rest day does not set one programme for every provider.
Historie
07
Services and Advent practice around the feast
Church practice and statutory holiday status answer different questions.
Services and Marian devotions may shape 8 December in Catholic areas. The local parish decides the time and form of that observance.
A religious observance does not widen the statutory area. Work and shopping still follow the verified cantonal, district or municipal rule and the provider's information.
Praxis
08
Plan next
Mark 8 December 2026 as a holiday only in the verified canton or local area.
The Tuesday, 8 December 2026, is a public holiday only in the nine cantons and the listed parts of Fribourg and Aargau.
The school timetable follows the local rule where the holiday applies.
Retail and office routines follow their own local notices.
Before a December trip, use the rule for the destination.
Mark 8 December 2026 as a holiday only in the verified canton or local area.
FAQ
09
Frequently asked questions
Short, source-backed answers about Immaculate Conception.
What does the Immaculate Conception name mean?
It concerns Mary, not the conception of Jesus.
Where does 8 December apply as a public holiday?
It applies canton-wide in the listed nine cantons and in the reviewed local areas of Fribourg and Aargau.
Can Advent shopping follow the same timetable everywhere?
No. Advent markets and individual retailers follow their published local information; the holiday applies only in the verified canton or local area.
Does the Tuesday date in 2026 create a public Monday?
No. Any Monday leave must be agreed separately; the holiday itself is on Tuesday, 8 December.
