What are the important festivals and customs in Switzerland when are they held?

In our daily life, when we go out to play, we need to know some local customs. As a good place for many people to travel, what are the local festivals in Switzerland? What activities will be held respectively? Next, the side of the Xiao for you to organize the relevant content, interested friends can look together!

Onion Festival

Held in Bern on the Monday of the fourth week of November every year. This festival has been around for three and a half centuries. It is the second biggest festival after Christmas. Besides the onion trade, other markets are active on this day.

Shepherd's Day

A day when Alpine shepherds drive their cattle and sheep to graze in the mountains. It is held in the fall, when the cattle are gaining fat and the sheep are robust. On this day, the shepherds drove the best cows and sheep to town for public exhibition and judging, with the winners wearing red scarves and hanging flowers.

Thanksgiving in the Alps

Every year at the end of October and the beginning of November, in order to say goodbye to the summer in the Alps,

all villages in the canton of Nyvard'dun hold celebrations on the tops of different mountains. Dairy processors, farmers and village people gather to worship the gods. In the village of Kerns, for example, church priests deliver mass while visiting homes. After dinner, masked "savages" walk the streets while playing pranks. In the morning, they distribute dried fruit to the children who chant loudly. After lunch, they walk around in all sorts of ridiculous ways, and they perform flag-throwing and country dances. At the end of the day, the "savages" give cheese to the priest in return for his kindness. The dance will last until the early hours of the morning and the celebration will end with a whistle that will be heard throughout the village.

Naxatel's Grape Festival

:A weekend in late September to early October with floats and parades.

Grapes have been grown in Neuchatel since the early 10th century, and the people of Chatel honor wine and vineyards through the traditional Festival of the Gorgeous Grape (the best product of the year, wine).

Lucerne Carnival

When: Thursdays before Lent; Carnival Mondays

The real attraction of Lucerne's Carnival is the improvised bands, or bands in masks. They wear suits and masks and play world-famous songs noisily. This band doesn't march in the parade, but often stops somewhere to play and mingle with the crowd. Masquerade balls are also places where people gather. Such balls are held in many places.