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Cow Parade and Cheese Market in Elm Switzerland

Filed in Animals & Wildlife, Exhibitions and Events, Family, Swiss Festivals, Swiss Traditions, Switzerland by newinzurich on October 9, 2018 • 0 Comments

Cow Parade and Cheese Market

in Elm Switzerland

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 were plenty of food with hot sausages and cheese based dishes such as Raclette on offer. 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.

If you’re thinking of viewing an Alpabzug take a look at our Cow Parade guide here. The Elm Cow Parade and Cheese Market always takes place on the first Sunday of October so this year it will be on 6th October 2019.

Photos by Carmen Sirboiu

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