Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The population of mainly rural Swiss cantons such as Valais, where over the years people have migrated to urban areas to find work, swells during the 1 August holiday period. Two popular ways of celebrating are the local fireworks and bonfires the night of the 31st or 1st (communes choose which one they prefer) and breakfast the next morning with family, good Swiss bread and, in at least one case, freshly picked Valais raspberries.
Happy August 1 holiday!
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News story, GenevaLunch, 1 August 2009.
Filed under: Society
Tags: 1 August holiday, brioche, fireworks, raspberries, Sierre, Swiss bread, Swiss national holiday, Switzerland, Valais
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