Swiss National Day

August 1st marks Swiss National Day, commemorating the oath of alliance sworn by the three forest cantons on the Rütli Meadow in 1291. More than just a national birthday, it is a celebration of freedom, unity, and pluralistic values. Mountain bonfires illuminate the age-old oath, while people of different languages and cultures celebrate together on the same day, embodying the core of the Swiss spirit: 'unity in diversity.'