The Sechseläuten (Zurich German: Sächsilüüte, "The six o'clock ringing of the bells") is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zurich celebrated in its current form, usually on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century. == Burning of the Böögg == Following the parade of the Zünfte (guilds), the climax of the holiday is the burning of Winter in effigy, in the form of the Böögg, a figure of a snowman prepared with explosives.
The Sechseläuten (Zurich German: Sächsilüüte, "The six o'clock ringing of the bells") is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zurich celebrated in its current form, usually on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century. == Burning of the Böögg == Following the parade of the Zünfte (guilds), the climax of the holiday is the burning of Winter in effigy, in the form of the Böögg, a figure of a snowman prepared with explosives.
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