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Switzerland Culture and Traditions
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Day trips from Zürich. Switzerland Culture and Traditions. What defines Switzerland Culture. Most likely, visitors see us as a chocolate snacking, cheese eating, alphorn blowing and a yodelling nation, ruled by perfectionism and timed by precision watches; a law-abiding nation that takes seriousness very serious and sleeps with guns under their pillow in well-ordered and efficient Switzerland :). So, what is typically Swiss Culture? Switzerland was inhabited by the Celt's. In the West, the Helvetii.
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Multiculturalism and Multilinguism in Switzerland - Myth and Reality
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Multiculturalism and Multilinguism in Switzerland. Does everybody in Switzerland speak all four official languages. Is Switzerland a paradise on earth without any ethnic conflicts? To the contrary, when Hitler and Mussolini demanded for the integration of the German and Italian speaking parts into their empires in the 1930's, Switzerland has reacted by declaring its forth language Rumantsch. German and French speaking Swiss often have different political preferences. A closer look shows, that the antagon...
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Rumantsch/Romansh/Rhaeto-Romance: Switzerland's Fourth National Language
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Rumantsch / Romansh / Rhaeto-Romance. Switzerland's Fourth National Language. Rumantsch (sometimes also transcribed as Romansh. Is Switzerland's fourth national language. Its native region is the canton of Graubünden ( Grischuns. In Rumantsch, Grisons. In English) in southeastern Switzerland. Rumantsch: Origin and Dialects. Is spoken in Engiadina bassa (low Engadin region around Scuol). Is spoken in Engiadina ota (high Engadin region around St. Moritz - Pontresina). Everyday Use of Rumantsch. Though Ruma...
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Switzerland's Four National Languages
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Switzerland's Four National Languages. Which official languages do they speak in Switzerland? Switzerland's four official languages. Traditionally spoken in different regions of the country, are German, French, Italian. Sometimes also transcribed as Romansh. Etc]) Some statistics showing a fairly high percentage of "other" languages might give a false idea, if not interpreted properly. What is the difference between official languages and mother tongues? When asked for their mother tongue. German in nort...
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Swiss German Dialects
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Origin of Swiss German Dialects. Seen from the outside, all Swiss German dialects are Alamannic. And belong to the same group as the dialects of southwestern Germany (Baden-Würtemberg), while the Alamannic group is clearly distinct from southeastern ( Bavarian - Austrian. And even more from northern German dialects. The Alamannic group of dialects also includes the German dialect of the Alsace. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as a uniform. Swiss German dialect, there are more than a dozen of them an...
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Religions in Switzerland
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The traditional religion of Switzerland as a central European country is christianity. Several Swiss reformers preached their new interpretation of the christian faith: Huldrych Zwingli. And his successor Heinrich [Henry] Bullinger. In Zurich (1523) and northern Switzerland, Johannes Oekolampadius. In Basel, Guillaume Farel. In western Switzerland (1526) and finally John Calvin. Statistics: Religions in Switzerland. Percentage of Swiss population adhering to different religions. 20th century immigration ...
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People, Mentality and Demography - All About Switzerland
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Swiss People, Mentality and Demography. Statements about social phenomena are always more than a bit risky: even if based on polls or other statistical data there is much more room (and need) to interpretation than with basic geographical facts or economic figures. Talking about the mentality of any group of human beings is what the Swiss would call hiking the ridge. And prone to end up in prejudice. Switzerland is deeply rooted in western European culture. The Swiss like smallness. And there is a widesp...