5. Snowmen on fire

Where: Switzerland
Attendance is free of charge.
And what better way to mark the end of winter than with a snowman blowing up? Because of the Sechselauten tradition, it is how they do things in Switzerland.This is a customary celebration celebrated in the springtime. A Boogg (snowman) is loaded with explosives and positioned atop a spike.


He’s lighting up, indicating that a rapid explosion will bring dry, sunny summer weather. But summer will be wet if the explosion does not happen soon. This is essentially “Groundhog Day” in America, only much more thrilling.

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