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Auswahl
«Sennensattlerei» (Alpine saddlery)
«Stäcklibuebe» and the maypoles
«Uhrencup»
«Weidlingsfahren»
Aarau Bachfischet
Aare Swimming in Bern
Abbeys of Vaud
Albanifest
Almanach romand «Messager boiteux»
Alpine pasture season*
Alpine processions in Appenzell and Toggenburg
Alpinism*
Älplerchilbi and Sennenchilbi (Alpine fairs)
Amateur theatre in Central Switzerland
Animal husbandry and cow fighting
Anna Göldi
Appenzell humour and satire
Art of découpage in the Pays d’Enhaut, in Saanenland and in Simmental
Avalanche risk management*
Badenfahrt
Basel Autumn Fair
Basel drumming
Basler Fasnacht*
Bears in Bern
Bechtelistag Frauenfeld
Belle Epoque excursions in the Lake Geneva region
Bénichon
Bernese dialect music and literature
Bern’s big race days – Soapbox races in Bern
Beromünster Ascension Day procession
Bikers' meeting in Hauenstein
Bilingualism in Biel/Bienne
Bochselnacht
Book culture in St Gallen
Botany in Geneva and the «marronnier de la Treille»
Breeding Franches-Montagnes Horses
Brotherhood of St Sebastian
Bull markets and cattle shows in Central Switzerland
Carnival in Central Switzerland
Carnival in Jura
Chaindon Fair (Foire de Chaindon)
Chalandamarz
Cherry growing
Chestnut farming, chestnuts and roast chestnut sellers
Chienbäse
Chlefele
Choral singing in the canton of Fribourg
Christmas in Innerrhoden
Christmas Novena in Morcote
Chrööpfelimee
Clubs and societies
Collecting and cultivating of wild plants
Commemoration of Saint Nicholas of Flüe
Consensus-seeking and direct democracy
Conservation of seeds
Cooperatives in Valais
Corpus Christi festival of the Herrgottskanoniere
Corpus Christi in Savièse
Corpus Christi procession in Appenzell
Corso fleuri in Neuchâtel
Cottage gardens in Osterfingen
Country youth festivals of Vaud
Development of tourism in the countryside of Central Switzerland
Drawing lots for alpine pastures
Dry stone walling*
Eierläset
Epighany singing
Escalade
Esprit de Genève (Spirit of Geneva)
Fabrique
Fairs of Saint Martin and Saint Provino
Faith healing
Feast of Saint Martin in Ajoie
Feldschiessen
Fête des Fontaines (fountain festival)
Feuillu
Fifes and drums in the canton of Valais
Folk dancing in Central Switzerland
Folk dancing in Northwest Switzerland
Folk music and Jutz in Central Switzerland
Folk music in Graubünden
Folk music in the Appenzellerland and Toggenburg regions
Fondue
Fruit growing and processing
Gansabhauet
Geneva Revue
Ghost stories in Central Switzerland
Glarus Cantonal Assembly
Glarus choirs and orchestras
Gotthard stories
Graphic design and typography
Greiflet
Groppenfasnacht
Grotto culture in Italian Switzerland
Herbal knowledge in the convents of Central Switzerland
Historic militias
Holy Week processions in Mendrisio*
Hom Strom
Hornussen
Housing cooperatives
Hürnä and Mazza Cula
Ice-skating on the River Doubs
Illuminations and fireworks at the Rhine Falls
Illustration, comics and poster art in Geneva
Inferno ski race in Mürren
Innerrhoden Cantonal Assembly
Italianità in Valais
Jass
Jewish cultural heritage in Aargau
Jurassian patois
Knabenschiessen
Knowledge of the weather and climate
Köhlern – a method of charcoal production in Entlebuch
Lausanne cathedral night watchman
Liestal’s Banntag (community boundary day)
Lower Valais patois
Machine embroidery in St. Gallen
Maiensässfahrt and Gita a Selva (Trip to the alpine pastures)
Mammut river raft race
Mask carving and Fasnacht in Sarganserland
Maypoles adorning fountains
Meitlisonntig (Girls’ Sunday)
Munot traditions
Näfels procession
Natural healing in Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Natural yodeling and yodel songs
Neuchâtel lace
Neuchâtel Revolution commemorative march
Neuchâtel skittles
Nicknames in Central Switzerland
No e Wili (open-air performance)
Nomadic tradition of the Jenish and Sinti
Number 11 in Solothurn
Nünichlingler
Open-air festival culture
Operettas in Aargau
Peasant art around Mount Säntis
Peasant-style ceramics
Pilgrimage to Einsiedeln
Pilgrimage to Mariastein
Platzgen
Playing the alphorn and the Büchel
Poyas
Prayer calls in Central Switzerland
Production of mechanical musical automata and music boxes*
Promotions
Pschuuri
Rabadan and carnival in Ticino
Räben lantern procession
Raclette as a social event
Rafting on Lake Aegeri
Ranz des vaches
Reading societies
Roof covering and repairs
Saint Nicholas in Fribourg
San Giuseppe in Laufenburg
Santa Claus traditions in Central Switzerland
Sarganserland alpine blessing
Scheibenschlagen (Disc beating)
Schwingen
Sechseläuten
Secret
Self-government at the autonomous youth centre in Biel/Bienne
Sgraffito
Silk ribbon and ribbon weaving
Silvesterchlausen
Snow sculptures and constructions in La Chaux de Fonds
Solennität Murten
Solothurn Fasnacht
St Gallen Children’s Festival
Stoss pilgrimage
Straw weaving in the Freiamt
Street market fairs in the Jura
Swimming in the Rhine
Tale of a poacher
Tavillonnage (shingle-making)
Torrée (outdoor barbecue party)
Traditional alpine woodcarving (Senntumschnitzerei)
Traditions of Alpine cooperatives
Troccas
Tschäggättä
Unspunnen festival
Urban gardening
Vine culture in Schaffhausen
Vogel Gryff
Wässermatten
Watchmaking*
Whip cracking in Lenzburg
Whitsunday ‒ Pfingstblitter (Pfingstblütter, Pfingstsprützlig)
Wild haymaking in Central Switzerland
Wilhelm Tell and the liberation myths
Wind bands
Winegrowers' Festival in Vevey*
Woldmanndli
Woodcarving in Brienz
Youth festivals in Aargau and Solothurn
Zibelemärit
Zurich's silk industry
Zurich techno scene
Traditions by canton
Auswahl
Aargau
Appenzell-Innerhoden
Appenzell-Ausserhoden
Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt
Bern
Fribourg
Geneva
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Lucerne
Neuchâtel
Nidwalden
Obwalden
St.Gallen
Schaffhausen
Solothurn
Schwyz
Thurgau
Ticino
Uri
Vaud
Valais
Zug
Zurich
Performing arts
Auswahl
Amateur theatre in Central Switzerland
Basel drumming
Chlefele
Fifes and drums in the canton of Valais
Folk dancing in Central Switzerland
Folk dancing in Northwest Switzerland
Folk music and Jutz in Central Switzerland
Folk music in Graubünden
Folk music in the Appenzellerland and Toggenburg regions
Geneva Revue
Glarus choirs and orchestras
No e Wili (open-air performance)
Open-air festival culture
Operettas in Aargau
Playing the alphorn and the Büchel
Vogel Gryff
Wind bands
Winegrowers' Festival in Vevey*
Social practices
Auswahl
«Stäcklibuebe» and the maypoles
«Uhrencup»
Aarau Bachfischet
Abbeys of Vaud
Albanifest
Alpine processions in Appenzell and Toggenburg
Älplerchilbi and Sennenchilbi (Alpine fairs)
Anna Göldi
Badenfahrt
Basel Autumn Fair
Basler Fasnacht*
Bears in Bern
Bechtelistag Frauenfeld
Belle Epoque excursions in the Lake Geneva region
Bénichon
Bern’s big race days – Soapbox races in Bern
Beromünster Ascension Day procession
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
Escalade
Fairs of Saint Martin and Saint Provino
Feast of Saint Martin in Ajoie
Feldschiessen
Fête des Fontaines (fountain festival)
Feuillu
Fondue
Gansabhauet
Glarus Cantonal Assembly
Greiflet
Groppenfasnacht
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
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)
Munot traditions
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
Promotions
Pschuuri
Rabadan and carnival in Ticino
Räben lantern procession
Raclette as a social event
Reading societies
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
Silvesterchlausen
Snow sculptures and constructions in La Chaux de Fonds
Solennität Murten
Solothurn Fasnacht
St Gallen Children’s Festival
Stoss pilgrimage
Street market fairs in the Jura
Torrée (outdoor barbecue party)
Traditions of Alpine cooperatives
Troccas
Unspunnen festival
Vine culture in Schaffhausen
Whip cracking in Lenzburg
Oral expressions
Auswahl
Appenzell humour and satire
Bernese dialect music and literature
Bilingualism in Biel/Bienne
Brotherhood of St Sebastian
Choral singing in the canton of Fribourg
Consensus-seeking and direct democracy
Epighany singing
Esprit de Genève (Spirit of Geneva)
Ghost stories in Central Switzerland
Jewish cultural heritage in Aargau
Jurassian patois
Lausanne cathedral night watchman
Lower Valais patois
Natural yodeling and yodel songs
Nicknames in Central Switzerland
Prayer calls in Central Switzerland
Ranz des vaches
Sarganserland alpine blessing
Tale of a poacher
Traditional craftsmanship
Auswahl
«Sennensattlerei» (Alpine saddlery)
Art of découpage in the Pays d’Enhaut, in Saanenland and in Simmental
Book culture in St Gallen
Dry stone walling*
Fabrique
Graphic design and typography
Illustration, comics and poster art in Geneva
Köhlern – a method of charcoal production in Entlebuch
Machine embroidery in St. Gallen
Mask carving and Fasnacht in Sarganserland
Neuchâtel lace
Peasant art around Mount Säntis
Peasant-style ceramics
Poyas
Production of mechanical musical automata and music boxes*
Roof covering and repairs
Sgraffito
Silk ribbon and ribbon weaving
Straw weaving in the Freiamt
Tavillonnage (shingle-making)
Traditional alpine woodcarving (Senntumschnitzerei)
Tschäggättä
Watchmaking*
Woodcarving in Brienz
Zurich's silk industry
Knowledge concerning nature
Auswahl
«Weidlingsfahren»
Aare Swimming in Bern
Almanach romand «Messager boiteux»
Alpine pasture season*
Alpinism*
Animal husbandry and cow fighting
Avalanche risk management*
Botany in Geneva and the «marronnier de la Treille»
Breeding Franches-Montagnes Horses
Bull markets and cattle shows in Central Switzerland
Cherry growing
Chestnut farming, chestnuts and roast chestnut sellers
Collecting and cultivating of wild plants
Conservation of seeds
Cooperatives in Valais
Cottage gardens in Osterfingen
Development of tourism in the countryside of Central Switzerland
Faith healing
Fruit growing and processing
Gotthard stories
Grotto culture in Italian Switzerland
Herbal knowledge in the convents of Central Switzerland
Illuminations and fireworks at the Rhine Falls
Knowledge of the weather and climate
Natural healing in Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Rafting on Lake Aegeri
Secret
Swimming in the Rhine
Urban gardening
Wässermatten
Wild haymaking in Central Switzerland
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