Alpine cattle descent (Alpabzug)

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Swiss cultural tradition seasonal agricultural practice traditional festival

Alpine cattle descent (Alpabzug) is a traditional Swiss autumn festival in which elaborately decorated cows are herded down from high alpine pastures to the valleys, accompanied by music, local costumes, and celebrations.

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Alpabzug (cattle descent) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swiss cultural tradition ⓘ
seasonal agricultural practice ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
associatedWith Swiss alpine farming communities ⓘ
cheese production ⓘ
tourism in alpine regions ⓘ
transhumance ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Switzerland ⓘ
culturalSignificance celebrates alpine pastoralism ⓘ
marks transition from summer to winter in alpine regions ⓘ
symbolizes connection between people and mountain agriculture ⓘ
dressCode traditional Swiss costumes ⓘ
economicRole attracts visitors and tourism revenue ⓘ
supports local rural economy ⓘ
feature alphorn music ⓘ
cheese sales ⓘ
elaborately decorated cows ⓘ
flower garlands on cattle ⓘ
folk dancing ⓘ
large cowbells ⓘ
local folk costumes ⓘ
local markets ⓘ
regional food specialties ⓘ
street processions ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
village celebrations ⓘ
yodeling ⓘ
followsEvent summer alpine grazing season ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish Alpine cattle descent NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNameInFrench Désalpe ⓘ
hasNameInGerman Alpabfahrt ⓘ
Alpabzug NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant farmers ⓘ
herdsmen ⓘ
local villagers ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Swiss intangible cultural heritage (general sense) ⓘ
involvesActivity driving cattle from high alpine pastures to valleys ⓘ
involvesAnimal cattle ⓘ
cows ⓘ
mainLocation Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
marksEvent end of alpine grazing season ⓘ
recurrence annual event ⓘ
relatedPractice Alpine cattle ascent (Alpaufzug) ⓘ
season autumn ⓘ
takesPlaceIn alpine regions of Switzerland ⓘ
typicalMonth October ⓘ
September ⓘ

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Kandersteg → hasTraditionalEvent → Alpine cattle descent (Alpabzug) ⓘ
Appenzell → hasFestival → Alpine cattle descent (Alpabzug) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alpabzug (cattle descent)