Photo Album: Näfelser Fahrt

Marching Band	Catholic Church Delegation	Cantonal Government
Political Speech	Marching Brass Band	Prayer Stop
Reading from an Old Document	Press Photographer	Sermon
Portrait Shooting	Capuchin Monk	Soldier and Family
	National Anthem

Näfelser Fahrt is an annual commemoration day with processions, marching bands, political speeches and sermons to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Näfels back in 1388. A documentary of an old tradition that seems slightly odd compared to everyday life in modern Switzerland and is somewhat avoided by the majority of the local population - as a young lady from the region puts it: "Though I've grown up there, I've never attended this event." [reference]

Näfelser Fahrt takes place on the first Thursday in April, unless (like in 2007) this happens to be the day before Good Friday. In this case, the event is postponed for one week.

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Photos taken on 2007-04-12 in Glarus and Näfels, canton Glarus (GL),
Switzerland - Schweiz - Suisse - Svizzera - Svizra - Suiza - Suíça

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