Visitors egged on over Easter

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While most shops in Switzerland close down over the Easter holiday weekend, Swiss cities, towns and resorts are hopping with events.

There will be Easter egg hunts, exhibitions, markets and processions. Eggs made of stone, porcelain and of course, real eggs, will be on display at the annual Easter Egg Market in Nyon on Lake Geneva.

Artists and craftsmen from across Europe will be on hand in Nyon to demonstrate the art of egg decoration, using various materials from modelling clay and gouache to lace and acrylic.

For the occasion, thousands of flowers and Easter eggs will adorn the town’s fountains, parks and gardens.

The streets of the alpine village of Rougemont in the Pays d’Enhaut valley will be decorated with giant Easter eggs.

Do-it-yourself Easter

In the nearby resorts of Les Diablerets and Leysin, children are at the centre of festivities. On March 28, they can join in “do-it-yourself” Easter activities and take part in a traditional Easter egg hunt on March 31.

The most colourful historical and religious processions take place each year in the streets of Mendrisio in the southern canton of Ticino and Romont in western Switzerland.

Easter also gives visitors to Switzerland the opportunity to hear a concert at some of the country’s impressive cathedrals in Bern, Lausanne and Zurich.

Easter performances will also be given at more modest churches in mountain resorts. Bach arias will be performed at the protestant church in Arosa in canton Graubünden.

Switzerland also has its very own museum devoted solely to rabbits. The Rabbit Museum is believed to be the only one of its kind in Europe.

Located in Bubikon in canton Zurich, it boasts a large private collection of various objects in the form of rabbits.

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