Report – Charlotte Scheller, Interlaken, Switzerland

“On your way to Yerevan spend a weekend in Interlaken, Switzerland and take part in the Unspunnen Festival, an extraordinary folklore event which occurs only once every 7 years – 26 August to 3 September. www.unspunnenfest.ch/en/home.html

For more information and details about homestays, please contact Judith Schwitter: jdschwitter@bluewin.ch Chapter Interlaken is looking forward to welcoming you!

WELCOME TO UNSPUNNEN 2017:
WHAT BEGAN IN 1805 AS A FESTIVAL TO UNIFY CITY DWELLERS AND COUNTRY FOLK IS TODAY BELIEVED TO BE THE WORLD’S LARGEST TRADITIONAL GATHERING. AND IT RETURNS IN 2017! SWISS WRESTLERS, ALPINE HERDSMEN AND MEMBERS OF TRADITIONAL COSTUME GROUPS WILL BE CONVENING IN INTERLAKEN FOR A FOLKLORE EVENT THAT’S TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.