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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 ...
African immigrants to Switzerland include Swiss residents, both Swiss citizens and foreign nationals, who have migrated to Switzerland from Africa. The number has quintupled over the period of 1980 to 2007, with an average growth rate of 6% per annum ( doubling time 12 years).
Ground frozen hard, and squalls of snow through the day. Icicles 12 inches long in the shade of noon day." After a lull, by August 17, Holyoke noted an abrupt change from summer to winter by August 21, when a meager bean and corn crop were killed. "The fields," he wrote, "were as empty and white as October."
The nights between winter and spring, when evil ghosts are supposed to go around, are also called Rauhnächte (rough nights). Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht distinguishes itself from the Rhenish Carnival but did not develop an independent form until the first quarter of the 20th century.
It begins with you, the reader, trying to read a book called If On a Winter's Night a Traveler. What follows are 22 chapters, with every odd chapter being about you , the reader.
Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Saturday, December 21, this year (well, for the vast bulk of the world’s population anyway).
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The first day of winter is Thursday, December 21, 2023. The first day of winter occurs on the winter solstice, the astronomical first day of winter. This year, the solstice will be at 10:27 p.m. EST.