Bern: Zibelemärit
Do you know what 50 tons of onions looks like?
If not, then Monday 26th November is the time to find out. On the fourth Monday in November of every year, local farmers bring tons (literally) of garlic and onion to the world famous Onion Market in Bern.
Zweibelmarkt would be the German translation, but in Switzerland they speak Swiss-German, which in fact turns out to be several quite distinct variants of the teutonic tongue. So Zibelemärit is the Bernese variation of that word, and in Zürich it would probably be quite different.
Anyway, onions and garlic there will be aplenty, all artistically plaited to look their best for you.
Being a traditional Swiss fair, there will be a funfair, and stalls offering local produce, including ceramic pots.
And where there are onions, there is cheese. It’s a great combination, and local restaurants make the most of it.
Take a trip to Bern, and if you find it too cold, there’ll be numerous opportunities to warm up with a glass of Glühwein.
The action starts early, around 5am so no worries about crashing the party too early!
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Wow, that sounds amazing. How many people approximately usually attend?
It’s difficult to say! Enough to make it busy, not too many that you can’t move! If I had to guess, I’d say in the low 10s of thousands.