Figure 1.--Here we see Swiss boys wearing World War I helmets and uniforms after just after the War in 1920. This was usualy done during a village feast for the local parade. This pictures shows a typical Swiss village at the time.

We do not know much about festivals in Switzerland, but they were an important aspect of national life. This was especially the case before World War II when there were relatively limited recreational opportunities and religion was still relatively important. We believe that every village had their own destinctive festivals as well as some that were celebrated in common on a national basis. An important part of most village festivals was a parade or procession through the middle of the village. Here we see a good example in a typical Swiss village (figure 1). The boys are wearing World War I helmets and uniforms just after the War in 1920. This was usualy done during a village feast for the local parade. We note a festival being celebrated in the town of Escharlens. Unforunately we do not know much about the festival. The boys involved are from the town choir.

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