Living heritage: patois, carnival and national dress

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    Evolène Région Tourisme
    Place Clos Lombard 6
    Case postale 80
    1983 Evolène
    Phone  +41 (0)27 283 40 00
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The dialect in the Val d'Hérens is particularly strong. On high days and holidays, people wear traditional costume with bright head-squares and aprons made of velvet and silk. On 6 January, bells ring in the start of Carnival; the "Carnaval d'Hérens" is famous for its "Peluches" (wooden masks) with cat, fox and wolf faces. The people wearing the masks mingle with the spectators and play all kinds of pranks.

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Evolène Région Tourisme
Place Clos Lombard 6
Case postale 80
1983  Evolène
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)27 283 40 00
Fax +41 (0)27 283 40 01
info@evolene-region.ch
evolene-region.ch
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Evolène
Valais
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Evolène Région Tourisme
Place Clos Lombard 6
Case postale 80
1983 Evolène
Phone  +41 (0)27 283 40 00
evolene-region.ch
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