Swiss Easter traditions - old & new
Swiss Easter traditions are many. Some established ones and some innovative new ones. Check out the blue-egg-swim in lake Greifensee, the revived musical practice of Chlefele in Schwyz, or the raw egg competition in Basel. >0 Comments
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Swiss Easter traditions are many. Some established ones and some innovative new ones. Check out the blue-egg-swim in lake Greifensee, the revived musical practice of Chlefele in Schwyz, or the raw egg competition in Basel.
Of tree stands & Christmas mice
Of tree stands and Christmas mice - A modern-day Swiss Christmas story >Of tree stands and Christmas mice - A modern-day Swiss Christmas story
Santa traditions in Switzerland
At the beginning of December, Santa and his helper Schmutzli move into a small cottage by the forest pond. Children can visit Santa in person here. They can also phone, write, or WhatsUp Santa! >At the beginning of December, Santa and his helper Schmutzli move into a small cottage by the forest pond. Children can visit Santa in person here. They can also phone, write, or WhatsUp Santa!
Swiss Christmas traditions
Little hands eagerly await the month of December to open the first of 24 paper windows on their Advent calendar. December 6, St. Nicholas arrives with his donkey with Grittibänz, mandarins and chocolates, and, Christmas Eve, December 24, is when Christmas is celebrated in Switzerland. >Little hands eagerly await the month of December to open the first of 24 paper windows on their Advent calendar. December 6, St. Nicholas arrives with his donkey with Grittibänz, mandarins and chocolates, and, Christmas Eve, December 24, is when Christmas is celebrated in Switzerland.
Start your backyard composting this fall
Fall is a great time of year to start backyard composting! The leaves get you started on the right track to find composting a fun and satisfying activity. >Fall is a great time of year to start backyard composting! The leaves get you started on the right track to find composting a fun and satisfying activity.
Vitra Design Campus: fun, funky, functional furniture
You may not recognize the name Vitra Design Campus, but you may well be sitting on one of their chairs or use some of their other furniture right now! >You may not recognize the name Vitra Design Campus, but you may well be sitting on one of their chairs or use some of their other furniture right now!
Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg - unbound nature experience
Summer and winter activities' galore, Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg's other dazzling experience is the open-air chair lift, sweeping visitors into a Alpine panorama en-plain-air. >Summer and winter activities' galore, Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg's other dazzling experience is the open-air chair lift, sweeping visitors into a Alpine panorama en-plain-air.
Water Castle Hallwyl: opera under the stars
A romantic, medieval courtyard under twinkling stars on a warm summer's night; Rossini's passionate music performed by professional players who make you chuckle & openly laugh over the funny libretto - voilà: Opera Castle Hallwyl! >A romantic, medieval courtyard under twinkling stars on a warm summer's night; Rossini's passionate music performed by professional players who make you chuckle & openly laugh over the funny libretto - voilà: Opera Castle Hallwyl!
Four highly recommended Swiss films
"The Divine Order," and "My life as Courgette," have obtained international acclaim and are widely available for viewing in English. The Swiss documentary "Die vierte Gewalt" and the movie "Die letzte Pointe" are two newly released Swiss-German language films addressing important contemporary issues. >"The Divine Order," and "My life as Courgette," have obtained international acclaim and are widely available for viewing in English. The Swiss documentary "Die vierte Gewalt" and the movie "Die letzte Pointe" are two newly released Swiss-German language films addressing important contemporary issues.
Kloster Kappel, Kappel am Albis
Every Swiss school child knows the story: warring soldiers of two Cantons brought about a famous Swiss peace treaty during the Reformation by sharing milk soup and bread, cooked in a large kettle over an open fire near beautifully restored Kappel Monastery, founded in 1185. >Every Swiss school child knows the story: warring soldiers of two Cantons brought about a famous Swiss peace treaty during the Reformation by sharing milk soup and bread, cooked in a large kettle over an open fire near beautifully restored Kappel Monastery, founded in 1185.
