Saint Maurice Day falls on Tuesday, 22 September in 2026. The local holiday applies in the inner part of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Feast of Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice Day commemorates Saint Maurice. In Appenzell Innerrhoden, its public-holiday effect belongs to the inner part of the canton and not to Oberegg district.
Patronal observances and services give the date its local character. Religious veneration is wider than the tightly limited employment-holiday scope.
Inner part of Appenzell Innerrhoden
The inner part of Appenzell Innerrhoden; the holiday does not apply in Oberegg district.
Only Swiss National Day on 1 August has federal constitutional holiday status. Saint Maurice Day is governed regionally and municipally.
Taking Monday, 21 September as leave creates a four-day break only in the inner part; Tuesday is a normal working day in Oberegg district.
The inner part of Appenzell Innerrhoden; the holiday does not apply in Oberegg district.
The local holiday rule applies to work in the inner part; permitted exceptions and employment details must be checked against the actual district.
Taking Monday, 21 September as leave creates a four-day break only in the inner part; Tuesday is a normal working day in Oberegg district.
Short, source-backed answers about Saint Maurice Day.
The local church feast commemorates Saint Maurice and is marked by patronal observances and services.
It applies in the inner part of Appenzell Innerrhoden. Oberegg district is excluded.
Its public-holiday effect is local rather than canton-wide, so workplaces and schools must be checked against the exact district.
Tuesday, 22 September is the local holiday in the inner part. Taking Monday as leave creates a four-day break there, but not in Oberegg.
Taking Monday, 21 September as leave creates a four-day break only in the inner part; Tuesday is a normal working day in Oberegg district.
The inner part of Appenzell Innerrhoden; the holiday does not apply in Oberegg district.
In the inner part, 22 September is a local public holiday; Oberegg's workplace calendar is not covered.
Use the school calendar for the exact district: inner part or Oberegg. Saint Maurice Day does not apply in Oberegg.
Check opening hours separately in the inner part and Oberegg; the local holiday rule stops at the district boundary.
1 leave day = 4 days
Taking Monday off creates the four-day break only in the inner part; Tuesday is a normal working day in Oberegg district.
Maximize your free time around Saint Maurice Day:
Apply the 22 September rule to the correct part of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
In the inner district, 22 September is a local public holiday; Oberegg is expressly excluded. Employees should therefore check the workplace location and the district together.
Schools and childcare may follow the inner-district calendar; a school in Oberegg does not become holiday-free automatically.
Plan shops and services on 22 September with local opening information because the regional scope does not apply to every provider.
The district boundary is part of the holiday answer.
The boundary between the inner district and Oberegg matters more here than the shared canton name of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Someone travelling from Oberegg or another canton enters an area with its own scope rule.
A celebration can be attended separately.
A celebration does not create a day off at the person's workplace.
The school follows its own local calendar.
This keeps the local tradition visible without extending the holiday beyond its defined area.
Use the local rule before fixing the next date.
For 22 September, distinguish the inner part from Oberegg first; only the inner part receives the holiday.
Add Monday as a bridge day only within that area, and check opening hours locally.
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