It's the first of August, and we all know what that means, eh? Swiss Confederation Day!Some of my fondest memories of childhood relate to August 1 - bonfires, singing, fireworks, lanterns and festivities and more.
Representatives of three alpine counties gathered on a secluded meadow on this day in 1291 - that's right, 700 years ago - to declare independence from the Habsburg Austrians.
August 1 always makes me a little sentimental like July 4 doesn't. I'm not patriotic for Switzerland, mostly because I'm not Swiss. But having spent much of my childhood there, and because much of my heart is wrapped up in Switzerland, I feel secretly joyful on this day.
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