Customs/markets.AARBERG BE 29-30.8.03: "Aarberger Puce puce n. A deep red to dark grayish purple. [French (couleur) puce, flea (color), puce, from Old French, variant of pulce, flea, from Latin ," antiques and flea market See computer flea market. flea market yard sale of used items at low prices. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Inexpensiveness . Info: www.smit.ch AFFOLTERN AM ALBIS Affoltern am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. ZH 1.8.03: Albis-Passhohe: "Albis" alpine wrestling festival. Info: www.esv.ch ANZERE VS 9-10.8.03: "Vinifete," wine festival. Info: www.anzere.ch AUSSERBERG VS 23.8.03: Wallis Yodellers' meeting. Info: www.wallis.ch BASEL 31.7.03: National Day with fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to . Info: www.baseltourismus.ch BEATENBERG BE 24.8.03: Alphorn alphorn or alpenhorn [Ger.,=Alps horn], wooden horn from 3 ft to 12 ft (91 cm–3.7 m) long, sometimes curved slightly, with conical bore and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. meeting. Info: www.beatenberg.ch BELALP VS 30.8.03-1.9.03: "Schaferfest," festival for herdmen and sheep. Info: www.belalp.ch BELLINZONA TI 1.8.03: National Day with fireworks. Info: www.bellinzona.ch BIEL Biel (bēl) or Bienne (byĕn), city (1990 est. pop. 52,020), Bern canton, NW Switzerland, at the northeast end of the Lake of Biel. A watchmaking center, Biel also manufactures chains and machinery. / BIENNE BE 31.7.03:-1.8.03: Lake festival (with fireworks on July 31). Info: www.biel-seeland.net 29-31.8.03: Old town festival. Info: www.biel-seeland.net BRUNNEN SZ 1.8.03: National Day with fireworks, Info: www.brunnentourismus.ch CHUR GR 2-3.8.03: Brambruesch: Alpine herdmen festival and international beard contest. Info: www.brambruesch.ch ESTAVAYER-LE-LAC FR 8-10.8.03: "Brocante," antiques and flea market. Info: www.brocante.ch EUREGIO BODENSEE 31.8.03: "Slow Up," popular festival on 35 km of traffic free streets. Info: www.slowup.ch EVOLENE VS 15.8.03: "Fete de la mi-ete" (mid summer festival), folklore festival with parade. Info: www.evolene-region.ch GENEVA 28.8.03-13.9.03: "Festival de la batie," culture and city festival. Info: www.batie.ch 1-10.8.03: "Fetes de Geneve," popular festival with parades, music, theatre, Lake Parade (2.8), fireworks (9.8.). Info: www.fetes-de-geneve.ch GRANDSON VD 23-24.8.03: Castle: Popular festival "Beginning of the 19th Century" (Canton Vaud: 200-year anniversary, member of the Swiss Confederation Swiss Confederation: see Switzerland. ). Info: www.grandson.ch GRIMENTZ VS 16.8.03: Artists' festival. Info: www.grimentz.ch GRYON VD 2-3.8.03: Taveyanne: "Fete de la miete" (mid summer festival), folklore festival. Info: www.gryon.ch INTERLAKEN BE 30-31.8.03: Casino Kursaal Kur´saal` n. 1. A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany. : Swiss mineral and fossil exhibition and exchange. Info: www.interlakentourism.ch KREUZLINGEN TG 9.8.03: Lake festival with fireworks. Info: www.kreuzlingen.ch LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS La Chaux-de-Fonds is the capital of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. NE 29-31.8.03: "Fete de la montre," big popular festival. Info: www.ne.ch/tourisme LA VUE-DES-ALPES NE 16-17.8.03: Alpine wrestling festival. Info: www.ne.ch/tourisme LAUFENBURG AG 29-30.8.03: Summer night festival. Info: www.aargautourismus.ch LES DIABLERETS VD 11.8.03: Isenau: "Fete de la mi-ete" (mid summer festival), folklore festival. Info: www.diablerets.ch LEUKERBAD VS 3.8.03: Cow fight. Info: www.leukerbad.ch LEYSIN VD 23-24.8.03: "Night of fairies." Info: www.leysin.ch LUCERNE Lucerne (l  sûrn`), Ger. Luzern (ltsĕrn`), canton (1993 pop.
9.8.03: Lake festival with big fireworks. Info: www.luzern.org LUGANO TI 1.8.03: National Day with fireworks. Info: www.lugano-tourism.ch MOLESON S/GRUYERE FR 3.8.03: Alpine flora festival. Info: www.gruyeres.ch 24., 31.8.03: Air festival. Info: www.moleson.ch NEUHAUSEN SH 1.8.03: National Day: Ilumination of the Rhine fall and big fireworks. Info: www.rheinfall.ch NYON VD 23-24.8.03: Quartier Rive rive v. rived, riv·en also rived, riv·ing, rives v.tr. 1. To rend or tear apart. 2. To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder. 3. : "Brocante," antiques and flea market. Info: www.nyon.ch RAPPERSWIL SG 8-10.8.03: Lake festival with fireworks. Info: www.rapperswil.ch RIEDERALP VS 3.8.03: Alpine herdmen festival with folklore parade. Info: www.riederalp.ch ROLLE VD 16-17.8.03: Barrel-organ festival. Info: www.rolle.ch ROMAINMOTIER VD 24.8.03: Handicraft handicraft: see arts and crafts. market. Info: www.remainmotier.ch ROMANSHORN TG 1-3.8.03: Summer night festival with fireworks. Info: www.romanshorn.ch RORSCHACH SG 11-16.8.03: International sand sculpture festival. Info: www.tourist.rorschach.ch RUDERSWIL BE 24.8.03: Historic parade "350th anniversary of peasant war." Info: www.bauernkrieg.ch SAAS (Software-As-A-Service) Software that is rented rather than purchased. Instead of buying software and paying for periodic upgrades, SaaS is subscription based, and all upgrades are provided during the term of the subscription. GRUND VS 1.8.03: Folklore parade. Info: www.saas-grund.ch 15.8.03: Triftalp: Alpine herdmen festival. Info: www.saas-grund.ch SAIGNELEGIER JU 8-10.8.03: "Marche-Concours," national horse festival with market and horse races Flat races Argentina
SALVAN--LES MARECOTTES 15.8.03: Emaney: "Fete de la mi-ete" (mid summer festival), folklore festival. Info: www.salvan.ch SCHAFFHAUSEN 25.8.03-5.9.03: City market and old town festival. Info: www.schaffhausen-tourismus.ch SEMPACH LU 24.8.03: "SlowUp," popular festival on 30 km of traffic free streets. Info: www.slowup.ch SIGRISWIL BE 16-17.8.03: International Teddy bear Festival. Info: www.baerenfestival.ch ST. GALLEN St. Gallen (Sankt Gallen 15-16.8.03: Old town: City festival. Info: www.st.gallen-bodensee.ch THUN BE 8-9.8.03: Downtown festival. Info: www.thunersee.ch THYON--LES COLLONS VS 2-3.8.03: Alpine flea market. Info: www.thyon-region.ch TRIESEN FL 23.8.03: Wine festival Info: www.tourismusl.li URNASCH AR 17.8.03 (or 24.8.03): Hochalp: "Alpstobete," alpine herdmen festival. Info: www.appenzell.ch 17.8.03 (or 24.8.03): Schwagalp: Alpine wrestling and alpine herdmen festival. Info: www.esv.ch VERCORIN VS 17.8.03: "Fete de la mi-ete" (mid summer festival), folklore festival with market. Info: www.vercorin.ch WANGEN AN DER AARE Wangen an der Aare is a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. BE 16-17.8.03: Salzhaus: "Brocante," antiques and flea market. Info: www.smit.ch WASEN I.E. BE 10.8.03: "Luderenchilbi," alpine and alpine wrestling festival. Info: www.wasen.ch WEINFELDEN TG 8-9.8.03: Wine festival. Info: www.weinfelden.ch ZERMATT VS 15.8.03: Folklore festival with parade. Info: www.zermatt.ch ZINAL VS 15.8.03: "Fete de la mi-ete" (mid summer festival), folklore festival. Info: www.zinal.ch ZURZACH AG 30-31.8.03: Barrel-organ meeting and antiques market. Info: www.badzurzach.ch |
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