Banntag

went walking up to Chrischona and noticed signposts labelled “Banntag” all along the way.

It seems this is a tradition in the Baselbiet region… an old custom associated with blessing of fields and checking of boundary stones.

See also:
Banntag (in German)

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Nchenga-nchenga is my nickname. Chiperoni.ch is my online playground, scrap book, and on-going collection of bookmarks and interesting quotes. Chiperoni is a Malawian term for cold, grey, rainy weather. I am a bridge blogger somewhere between Basel and Blantyre. The opinions and comments expressed here are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway. So far, this blog is free of advertising or paid articles or similar.

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