Zurich, the Zurich "Sechselaeuten" is a spring festival including a procession by different guilds dressed in traditional costume www.zurichtourism.ch © zuerich tourismus

Spring officially gets underway in Zurich with the traditional Sechseläuten festival, which is normally held on the third Sunday and Monday in April. The celebrations include colourful processions and culminate in the burning of an effigy known as the Böögg.