Cow Parade and Cheese Market
in Elm Switzerland
Please note the Elm Cow Parade and Cheese Market has sadly been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID
These pictures are from a previous year
One of the best things about early Autumn in Switzerland is going to watch a cow parade.
At the end of the Summer the cows are brought down from the Sumer mountain pastures and welcomed back in to the villages. It’s a time to rejoice and welcome the cows back into the fold. Most importantly it’s time for a great celebration.
We went to visit Elm to see the Cow Parade and to visit the Cheese Market which takes place at the same time.
The Cow Parades are referred to variously as “Alpabzug” or “Alpabfahrt”. After watching the cow parade there is a party with plenty of food and drink.
The cow are all prettied up in beautiful head dresses with colourful flowers.
At Elm there was plenty of food on offer, with hot sausages and cheese based dishes such as Raclette. There was also something called Fenz, which is apparently made with flour and cream. Have you tried this?
Photographer Carmen Sirboiu managed to catch these great photos of the cows and of this glorious day.
The Elm Cow Parade and Cheese Market has sadly been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID – but let’s hope it will be back for 2021.
Photos by Carmen Sirboiu
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