The huge bonfire in the middle of Sechseläutenplatz is set alight. Tradition has it that the faster the Böögg’s head – which is packed with firecrackers – explodes, the finer the summer will be.
When in April the first flowers and trees start to bloom, the temperatures rise and the days become longer, the people of Zurich celebrate their traditional spring festival: Sechseläuten, or “Sächsilüüte” as it is known in local dialect.
The tradition of the festival dates back to the 16th century when it was decided that the second largest bell in the Grossmünster church should sound to mark the arrival of the summer months on the Monday after the equinox.
The huge bonfire in the middle of Sechseläutenplatz is set alight. Tradition has it that the faster the Böögg’s head – which is packed with firecrackers – explodes, the finer the summer will be.
When in April the first flowers and trees start to bloom, the temperatures rise and the days become longer, the people of Zurich celebrate their traditional spring festival: Sechseläuten, or “Sächsilüüte” as it is known in local dialect.
The tradition of the festival dates back to the 16th century when it was decided that the second largest bell in the Grossmünster church should sound to mark the arrival of the summer months on the Monday after the equinox.
