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L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls), is an annual festival in Geneva, Switzerland, held each December commemorating the defeat of an attempt to conquer the Protestant city-state by the Catholic Duchy of Savoy in 1602. The celebrations and other commemorative activities are usually held on 12 ...
Geneva has also been organizing a Escalade race, usually during the first week-end of December. This race takes place around Geneva's Old Town, and with more that 50,000 participants is the largest in the country. [71] Non-competitive racers dress up in fancy costumes, while walking in the race.
L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls), is an annual festival held in December in Geneva, Switzerland, celebrating the defeat of the surprise attack by troops sent by Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy during the night of 11–12 December 1602 . The celebrations and other commemorative activities ...
A traditional open-front Geneva gown worn over a cassock with white preaching tabs. Modern gowns are often worn over a collared shirt with necktie or a clerical collar, with or without a suitcoat. A minister may also wear preaching bands and a stole. A lay preacher may wear a preaching scarf.
Some of the traditional symbols of Switzerland: the Swiss flag, the alphorn and the snow-capped Alps. Folk art is kept alive in organizations all over the country. In Switzerland, it is mostly expressed in music, dance, poetry, wood carving and embroidery. There are also many regional and local rites demarcating times of the year.
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L'horloge fleurie in Geneva, planted for the 125th anniversary of the ICRC. L'horloge fleurie, or the flower clock, is an outdoor flower clock located on the western side of Jardin Anglais park in Geneva, Switzerland. Around 6,500 flowering plants and shrubs are used for the clock face. The plants are changed as the seasons change.
Culture in the city of Geneva — located in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. For culture in the canton of Geneva, see Category: Culture of Geneva . Subcategories