| Description |
91 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- New Year's mummers processions -- Three Kings' Day -- Whip-Cracking and Potschen Parade -- Ice-skating on the Doubs -- The Griffin (Vogel Gryff) and Bear's Day -- Sleigh rides -- Carnival celebrations -- Regional carnival traditions -- "Is everybody ready," ashy surprises, and a fishy carnival -- Basel Carnival -- Traditions with fire -- Sea of light -- Traditions with wood -- First of March -- Easter traditions -- Six-o'clock bells -- May celebrations -- Mammoth raft race -- Sporting events -- Folk music -- National holiday-First of August -- Children's festivals -- Life in the Swiss Alps -- Cow fights and Shepherd's Festival -- Horse racing and bull market -- Brook fishing -- Winegrower's festivals -- Come to the fair -- Forest and pasture -- Chestnut festivals -- St. Martin's Day traditions -- St. Nicholas Day traditions -- Christmas traditions -- New Year's Eve traditions -- Afterword -- Information and tips -- Customs and celebrations according to cantons. |
| Subject |
Festivals -- Switzerland -- Juvenile literature.
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Holidays -- Switzerland -- Juvenile literature.
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Manners and customs -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre |
Picture books.
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| Added Author |
Rogenmoser, Yvonne, 1977- author.
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Carozza, Mary, translator.
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| Added Title |
Feste & bräuche un der Schweiz. English.
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Festivals and traditions in Switzerland |
| ISBN |
9780735844162 |
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073584416X |
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