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Sechselaeuten

Zurich guild spring festival culminating in the burning of the Boeoegg, a snowman effigy of winter; the joint parade-and-burning format dates to 1902.

When
Third Monday of April
Town
Zurich
Type
Tradition
Founded
1902

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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