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Day 1 of August is celebrated in Switzerland as a public holiday to comemmorate the conclusion in the year 1291 by the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden to conclude union (Bund). Included the Pact is basis system the Old Swiss Confederation and defence agreement against the Habsburgs. Its content includesa number of provisions of public, civil, criminal and international law. Today, however, disputes the fact is conclusion, but what thas not been fully proven.