People in traditional dress will gather at the Rütli on August 1

Since the Swiss Traditional Costume Association is celebrating its centennial, it has been invited as a guest of honor to the August 1st celebration. Even on the boat from Brunnen, SZ, to the Rütli, the traditional costume wearers set the mood and danced to live Ländler music.

Even though the official traditional costumes tend to be rather traditional, the people wearing them are very diverse, Anders Stokholm told the Keystone-SDA news agency. Stokholm is president of the Swiss Society for the Common Good (SGG), which organizes the celebration on the Rütli.

The official ceremony will take place in the early afternoon. The keynote speaker will be Swiss President Guy Parmelin.