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Donauwelle – A Cake Inspired by the Danube River

May 8, 2025 0 Comments

Donauwelle is a German and Austrian cake, or rather Torte, that resembles the waves of the Danube river, hence the name.

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Combining Mosaic Art and Public Housing in Vienna

August 3, 2024 1 Comment

Take a look at the mosaic art on the walls of three public housing buildings in Vienna. The pieces depicting fruits and vegetables can be found in the Hadikgasse 268-272.

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Epiphany – It’s a Great Idea!

January 6, 2023 2 Comments

Epiphany (Dreikönigstag) is celebrated on January 6th. In many regions, “Sternsinger” go from door to door, singing and marking the houses with the CMB blessing.

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Funkenfeuer – Sparkly Fires on the First Sunday after Ash Wednesday

March 6, 2022

The first Sunday after Ash Wednesday is the Funkensonntag. On that day, so-called Funkenfeuer (bonfires) are lit in the Swabian-Alemannic Alpine regions.

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Commemorating the Battle of Näfels of 1388 with the Näfelser Fahrt

April 8, 2021

The first Thursday in April is a holiday in the Canton Glarus in Switzerland. They commemorate the Battle of Näfels of 1388 with a procession called Näfelser Fahrt.

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Knabenschiessen in Zurich

September 13, 2020

Every year on the second weekend in September, the city of Zurich (Zürich) holds a shooting competition called “Knabenschiessen”, along with a carnival.

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It’s Jeûne Genevois, so Eat Some Plum Cake!

September 9, 2020

Guess where plum or prune tart is eaten today? 🥮 It’s in Geneva, Switzerland for the yearly celebration of the Genevan Fast, Jeûne Genevois or Genfer Bettag. Unlike the Eidgenössische Dank-, Buss- und Bettag 🙏 in the rest of Switzerland which falls on the third Sunday in September, Jeûne Genevois is celebrated on the Thursday […]

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