Swiss Canton Schwyz Marks Yodelling Day After UNESCO's Recognition

2025-12-14 02:06:46

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Canton Schwyz, in central Switzerland, celebrated“Yodelling Day” on Saturday to mark the tradition's addition to UNESCO's cultural heritage list. Among those attending was Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider. This content was published on December 14, 2025 - 11:38 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Yodelling classes and live performances drew hundreds of visitors, while teachers ran taster sessions for beginners at the Mythenhaus cultural and conference centre in Schwyz.

The“Yodelling Day” was organised by canton Schwyz in partnership with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the Swiss Yodelling Association, Roothuus Gonten and the Yodelling Forum.
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