St. Martin led a simple life, but he was known for his good deeds. One of the most familiar stories is of him cutting his coat in half and giving it to a man whom did not have a coat in a snow storm.
In Switzerland we celebrate the feast of St. Martin. The children make lantern out of many different materials and parade through the villages to music. Here are a few of the parades we participated in.
With our friends in Oberriet.
Best bud Clement.
At his school ready for the parade. They made their lanterns in class and learned two German songs which they sang along the way.
We went to Rabechilbi, "turnip party," in Richterswil. They turn off all the lights in the town and people carve designs into turnips, light them up like a lantern and have a parade. The turnip lanterns represent the warmth of home during the cold winter months. It's beautiful, a big parade through town with marching bands and floats decorated with turnip lanterns. Just walking through the town and seeing all of the homes and streets decorated with lighted turnips is a sight to see.
Watching with Dad.
Lukas was so excited the band stopped in front of us to play a song.
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