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“Pray, pious Swiss, pray!” A heartwarming SBS studio talk

Swiss Kids in Melbourne
Stolze Lampionträger und wortgewandte SBS-Interviewpartner am 1. August in Melbourne: Max, Evie und Benjamin Source: SBS

The Swiss Community of Australia celebrated the Swiss National Day on 1 August. In Melbourne, Swiss kids and their parents congregated at Federation Square with cowbells and lanterns. They then marched to the nearby Swiss Club of Victoria in Flinders Lane.


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By Christian Froelicher, Maria Schaller

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The Swiss Community of Australia celebrated the Swiss National Day on 1 August. In Melbourne, Swiss kids and their parents congregated at Federation Square with cowbells and lanterns. They then marched to the nearby Swiss Club of Victoria in Flinders Lane.


But what does the 1st of August exactly stand for? How relevant is it today? And what about that Swiss national anthem with its old-fashioned, almost creepy text? We discussed the 1st of August and its symbolism in a heartwarming studio talk.

Manuela Erb Christian Froelicher
"Der 1. August wärmt einem das Herz": Die Schweizer Honorarkonsulin Manuela Erb mit SBS Reporter Christian Froelicher Source: SBS
Swiss Kids in Melbourne
Keiner zu klein, ein Laternenträger zu sein: Drei von vielen Swiss Kids am Federation Square in Melbourne, begleitet von Honorarkonsulin Manuela Erb Source: SBS


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