Comments | drreagan: Sechseläuten 2009

drreagan

Sechseläuten 2009 - AKA Burn Böögg Burn!

Apr 20, 2009 22:24

So today was Sechseläuten, the traditional Zurich spring festival day (Which more traditionally, was held on the Monday following the vernal equinox, but things have slipped ( Read more... )

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greeba April 20 2009, 20:36:15 UTC

The number of times I've told people about this one and they've not believed me :)

You at home in two weekends' time? I'm out to the Mesh/Divus Modus do at Abart.

drreagan April 20 2009, 20:47:38 UTC

Is that the Mayday weekend? I'll be on my way to South America then... so yet again will miss your company.

greeba April 20 2009, 22:07:57 UTC

Nuts. Have fun!

squibbet April 20 2009, 20:37:12 UTC

Hmmm ... exciting. Possibly even dangerous if the head's not correctly packed or people stand too close.

I have to say that it doesn't sound as much fun as our tradition of Guy Fawkes Night! :D

drreagan April 20 2009, 20:49:39 UTC

There's a lot of parades that go with it too, run by the old medieval trade and merchants guilds of Zürich, with people dressed up in frock coats and powdered wigs.

Unfortunately, I wasn't there with a camera for that part. Just for the bit where they blew up the personification of winter. :-)

ishtar_artemis April 20 2009, 20:43:47 UTC

Seems similar to the Burning Man Festival which they just held in the States recently (which of course is more involved and of much longer duration, but in the end they do burn a large wooden effigy).

drreagan April 20 2009, 20:47:07 UTC

Aye, I want to go to Burning Man sometime in the not too distant future.

I think this thing in Zurich has less naked hippies.

ishtar_artemis April 20 2009, 20:58:39 UTC

Indeed, you are correct about that. If you do go, you won't be too far from my neck of the woods (that is when I *am* in town).