https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Cancelled in 2020, the ceremonial burning of the Boeoegg was moved to the Swiss mountains this year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210420/in-pictures-swiss-snowman-blown-up-in-mountains-to-herald-great-summer-ahead Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:37:43 +0200 in-pictures-swiss-snowman-blown-up-in-mountains-to-herald-great-summer-ahead There is uproar in a Swiss village and it's all to do with the incessant ringing of a nearby bell at nighttime. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201210/nighttime-bell-chiming-causes-discord-in-geneva Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:12:22 +0100 nighttime-bell-chiming-causes-discord-in-geneva Every evening, the night watchman clambers to the top of the Lausanne cathedral bell tower and gets to work: he shouts out the time each hour, keeping a six-century-old tradition alive. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190118/after-600-years-night-watchman-still-keeps-vigil-over-lausanne Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:27:36 +0100 after-600-years-night-watchman-still-keeps-vigil-over-lausanne The Alpine wrestling event, held in a sawdust arena high up in the mountains with more than 6,000 live spectators, celebrated a special anniversary on July 29th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180730/brnig-wrestling-festival-celebrates-its-125th-edition Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:10:54 +0200 brnig-wrestling-festival-celebrates-its-125th-edition A repentant thief who stole a set of cow bells valued at over 10,000 Swiss francs has turned himself in. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161007/thief-returns-cow-bells-worth-thousands Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:13:54 +0200 thief-returns-cow-bells-worth-thousands