What festivals are there in Switzerland?

What are the important festivals in Switzerland? For foreign students who come to Switzerland for the first time, there may still be a lot of confusion in this respect, but in order to facilitate everyone to adapt to the life of studying in Switzerland more quickly, I would like to summarize some important festivals in Switzerland today.

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Roman Catholic dioceses celebrate Eucharist on the second Thursday after white worship.

Christian Day is held in Schwaetzer, the birthplace of Swiss people. Men usually wear knee-length trousers, wide-sleeved shirts and short jackets. Women wear silk tops, long skirts and velvet vests.

Swiss folk art festival

Catholic festivals in Switzerland have been handed down to this day. On festivals, people wear national costumes, sing, dance and pray. Children's Day Festival, also known as "Crazy Festival", participants wear masks, tie bags with green peas on their pants and chase each other. At this time, even the priest put on a mask and participated in the festival with people. In the mountainous areas, villagers wear gorgeous costumes and orchestras play music. After the ceremony, the priest went to the residents' homes to pray for the prosperity of people and animals.

Swiss folk onion festival

It is held in Bern on Monday in the fourth week of June every year165438+1October. This festival has a history of three and a half centuries. This is the biggest holiday after Christmas. In addition to onion trading, other markets are also very active this day.

Swiss folk shepherd's day

The day when shepherds in the Alps drove their cattle and sheep to the mountains to graze. It is held in autumn, when cattle are fat and sheep are strong. On this day, the herdsmen rushed the best cattle and sheep to the town for public exhibition and appraisal, and the winners hung red flowers.