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Turnip Lanterns (Rabeliechtli)...

Saturday just gone was the Räbeliechtliumzug (turnip lantern parade) in our village.  This is a parade that happens in many towns around Switzerland and is a very old tradition.  It celebrates the end of the harvest (the turnip is the last vegetable to be harvested).

In preparation I went down to the local supermarket and bought three large turnips to carve.

I also bought these - a special Räbeliechtli carving tool (just like a melon baller but a little smaller and perhaps a little more sharp), and a Swiss army knife.

I've never done anything like this before, not even carved a pumpkin!  It was a lot of fun, and the lanterns were fairly easy to make.