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Swiss folklore describes a collection of local stories, celebrations, and customs of the alpine and sub-alpine peoples that occupy Switzerland. The country of Switzerland is made up of several distinct cultures including German, French, Italian, as well as the Romansh speaking population of Graubünden. Each group has its own unique folkloric ...
Switzerland has been associated with banking and other related banking services. Since the early 18th century, Switzerland has a long, kindred history of banking secrecy and client confidentiality. Started as a way to protect wealthy European banking interests, Swiss banking secrecy was codified with the 1934 Federal Act on Banks and Savings ...
Since 2014, the event has been organized by the Swiss Society of New York, the Swiss Benevolent Society of New York and the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York. Celebrations are also held in Washington, District of Columbia by the Swiss Club of Washington, D.C., on the Swiss Embassy grounds, in Monterey County, California at the Swiss ...
Food and drink festivals in Switzerland (1 P) I. International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland (29 C, 106 P) L. Literary festivals in Switzerland (1 P)
Basel Carnival (Switzerland) Morgestraich, February 18, 2013. The lantern farewell (Ladärne Verabschiide) is performed by the Cliques on the final evening of the Fasnacht, normally starting at 4:00 am on Thursday but sometimes earlier. Each Clique has a specific ritual for the farewell, most of which involve forming a circle with their ...
Popular etymology often links Fastnacht (in Mainz also Fassenacht, in Switzerland Fasnacht, in Swabia Fasnet, Fasent) with fasten ("to fast") – allegedly from celebrations on the eve preceding fasting. [1] In the beginning of the 20th century it was a common assumption [according to whom?] that the tradition had its roots in pre-Christian ritual.
Food and drink festivals in Switzerland (1 P) S. Sports festivals in Switzerland (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Cultural festivals in Switzerland"
In Switzerland, the first national Swiss Federal Shooting Festival (Eidgenössisches Schützenfest) was held in 1824, but the local festivals also date back centuries earlier. Glarus 1892 Schützenfest Medal. Shooting medals and shooting cups seem to be the common forms of Swiss awards.