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August 1

This content was published on Jul 31, 2009 On August 1, the founding of Switzerland is celebrated with fireworks, bonfires and the traditional gathering on the Rütli meadow – considered the birthplace of the Swiss confederation. It’s a time for flag-waving, speeches, donning traditional costume and grilling cervelat sausages.

Oesch’s die Dritten: Wir schauen zurück

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Stephan Eicher: Eldorado

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Cinq

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Family trumps patriotism on National Day

This content was published on Jul 30, 2009 Only one in six intends to visit an official celebration – the same proportion that admitted wanting to set off fireworks, according to a GfK market research survey on Thursday. The holiday is deeply rooted in the Swiss psyche, with 69 per cent of those asked associating it with August 1, and even more thinking…

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A quirk of migration: Swiss-made cricket bats!

This content was published on Jul 30, 2009 Tinetti could not have imagined he would become involved in two activities totally unconnected with Switzerland. Forget about ice hockey and skiing. In the southern hemisphere, where winter begins on June 1, Swiss sporting tradition is stood on its head. At Hepburn Springs, in the State of Victoria, when people think of Switzerland, they think…

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DVDs draw the curtains on Swiss cinemas

This content was published on Jul 30, 2009 The Federal Statistics Office released figures on Thursday that show 63 per cent of moviegoers 15 years old and up went to the cinema at least once last year. That is 12 percentage points higher than the European Union average. The young tend to be the biggest film buffs, with just nine per cent of…

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Going organic

This content was published on Jul 29, 2009 The Swiss spend more on organic food than any other nationality, but consumer enthusiasm is making it hard for producers to keep up with increasing demand. Swiss TV investigates how organic food has become big business. (SF/swissinfo archive 2006)

German police break child abuse ring

This content was published on Jul 29, 2009 The police in the German town of Gotha announced on Wednesday that a probe into the case of a local man uncovered a trail that led to Switzerland. The suspect admitted to taking a boy with him several times to Switzerland where he visited a compatriot he got to know via the internet. According to…

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It’s Swiss history, but not as we know it

This content was published on Jul 29, 2009 They are all part of a new permanent exhibition called History of Switzerland in the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, which takes a fresh and entertaining look at how a nation came to being. The show, which fittingly opens its doors on August 1, Swiss National Day, is divided into four thematic parts: migration, religious…

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