a good explanation from wikipedia:
schwingen (from german schwingen "to swing"), also known as swiss wrestling and natively as hoselupf (swiss german for "breeches-lifting"), is a style of folk wrestling native to switzerland, more specifically the pre-alpine parts of german-speaking switzerland. wrestlers wear schwingerhosen ("wrestling breeches") with belts that are used for taking holds. throws and trips are common because the first competitor to pin his/her opponent's shoulders to the ground wins the bout.
schwingen is considered a "national sport" of switzerland and the modern history of organized schwingen tournaments begins with the unspunnenfest of 1805.
the most important schwing festival is the eidgenössisches schwing- und älplerfest, which takes place every three years. he winner of this tournament is proclaimed schwingerkönig and receives a bull as his prize.
 |
| the schwingers all dress traditionally and so did pea |
 |
| people in the crowd even stopped and took pictures of him |
 |
| it might have been the hottest day this summer... |
it was a fun day with götti richard and uncle jonathan and loads of swiss traditions.
No comments:
Post a Comment