Special Days and Weeks in Zug 2024

Upcoming: Carnival, Lent, and Easter

Zug, like Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden, has a strong Roman Catholic tradition. One part of this tradition is the carnival called «Fasnacht». Being more a special seanson than a special day, it begins on St. Martin's Day (November 11) and culminates in three days of parades in the streets of villages, towns and cities.

The Lucerne Carnival is one of the biggest Carnivals in Switzerland, rivalled only by the «Three Most Beautiful Days» in Basel. The Street Carnival in Zug is much smaller but still a sight to behold.

The three days of Carnival in 2024:

Thursday, February 8, called «Schmutziger Donnerstag» (Dirty / Fatty Thursday); Monday, February 12; Tuesday, February 13

Why these dates?

In Western Catholicism and Protestantism, Easter is on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after March 21 (which most often coincides with the Spring Equinox).

Spring Equinox 2024 is on March 19/20 (depending on your time zone).

The Full Moon on Monday, March 25, then determines the date of Easter Sunday as March 31.

The 7th Sunday before Easter, called «Quinquagesima», «Estomihi», «Shrove Sunday», or «Pork Sunday», is on February 11. Catholic tradition forbids Carnival on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays; Lent begins on Wednesday after Quinquagesima. The three days of Carnival therefore are Thursday before Quinquagesima, Monday («Shrove Monday») and Tuesday («Shrove Tuesday», «Pancake Tuesday», «Mardi Gras») after Quinquagesima.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which in 2024 coincides with St. Valentine's Day, February 14.

The Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday on March 24, Maundy (Holy) Thursday is on March 28, Good Friday on March 29.

Official Holiday Dates in 2024

Public Holidays in the Canton of Zug

Public Holidays are treated like Sundays, i.e., shops and offices are closed, work is only allowed if the employer gets a permit.

Company Domicile in Zug

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