Social practices

Aarau Bachfischet

Abbeys of Vaud

Absinthe culture in Val-de-Travers

Albanifest

Alpine processions in Appenzell and Toggenburg

Älplerchilbi and Sennenchilbi (Alpine fairs)

Anna Göldi

Ascension Day processions in Beromünster and surroundings

Badenfahrt

Basel Autumn Fair

Basel Carnival*

Bears in Bern

Bechtelistag Frauenfeld

Belle Epoque excursions in the Lake Geneva region

Bern’s big race days – Soapbox races in Bern

Bikers' meeting in Hauenstein

Bochselnacht

Carnival in Central Switzerland

Carnival in Jura

Chaindon Fair (Foire de Chaindon)

Chalandamarz

Chienbäse

Christmas in Innerrhoden

Christmas Novena in Morcote

Chrööpfelimee

Clubs and societies

Commemoration of Saint Nicholas of Flüe

Corpus Christi festival of the Herrgottskanoniere

Corpus Christi in Savièse

Corpus Christi procession in Appenzell

Corso fleuri in Neuchâtel

Country youth festivals of Vaud

Drawing lots for alpine pastures

Eierläset

Fairs of Saint Martin and Saint Provino

Feast of Saint Martin in Ajoie

Fête des Fontaines (fountain festival)

Fondue as a social event

Gansabhauet

Glarus Cantonal Assembly

Greiflet

Groppenfasnacht

Hiking

Historic militias

Holy Week processions in Mendrisio*

Hom Strom

Hornussen

Housing cooperatives

Hürnä and Mazza Cula

Ice-skating on the River Doubs

Inferno ski race in Mürren

Innerrhoden Cantonal Assembly

Italianità in Valais

Jass

Knabenschiessen

L'Escalade

La Bénichon

Le Feuillu

Liestal’s Banntag (community boundary day)

Maiensässfahrt and Gita a Selva (Trip to the alpine pastures)

Mammut river raft race

Maypoles adorning fountains

Meitlisonntig (Girls’ Sunday)

Métairies: the mountain inns of the Bernese Jura

Moped rally in Ennetmoos

Näfels procession

Neuchâtel Revolution commemorative march

Neuchâtel skittles

Nomadic tradition of the Jenish and Sinti

Number 11 in Solothurn

Nünichlingler

Pilgrimage to Einsiedeln

Pilgrimage to Mariastein

Platzgen

Preserving the Walser identity

Promotions

Pschuuri

Rabadan and carnival in Ticino

Räben lantern procession

Raclette as a social event

Reading societies

Regattas on Lake Geneva

Saint Nicholas in Fribourg

San Giuseppe in Laufenburg

Santa Claus traditions in Central Switzerland

Scheibenschlagen (Disc beating)

Schwingen

Sechseläuten

Self-government at the autonomous youth centre in Biel/Bienne

Shooting tradition

Silvesterchlausen

Snow sculptures and constructions in La Chaux de Fonds

Solennität Murten

Solothurn Fasnacht

St Gallen Children’s Festival

Stäcklibuebe and the maypoles

Street market fairs in the Jura

The markets of Huttwil

The Munot traditions

The social practices of All Souls’ Day

The Stoss pilgrimage

The worship of martyrs’ relics in Saint-Maurice

Torrée (outdoor barbecue party)

Traditions of Alpine cooperatives

Troccas

Uhrencup

Unspunnen festival

Valais-style carillon playing

Velogemel Grindelwald

Vine culture in Schaffhausen

Whip cracking in Lenzburg

Whitsunday ‒ Pfingstblitter (Pfingstblütter, Pfingstsprützlig)

Wilhelm Tell and the liberation myths

Woldmanndli

Wool processing in Verzasca Valley

Wybermahl in Hettiswil

Youth festivals in Aargau and Solothurn

Zibelemärit

Zurich techno scene