Freitag, Dezember 31, 2010

Jewish Live in Switzerland - Educational Video



The synagogue of Lausanne is 100 years old. Today the Jewish community is well integrated in society, but it faces the same problems as other religious institutions: declining number of believers and fewer young worshippers. (TSR/swissinfo.ch)

Montag, Dezember 27, 2010

Winterwanderung aufs Guggershörnli



(27.12.2010)

Weihnachten auf Japanisch in der Schweiz



Meine Kollegin Chihaya hat ein wunderbares Video gedreht, das zeigt, wie sich in der Schweiz lebende Japaner an die Schweizer Weihnachtsbräuche anpassen:
マイピュア・スイス ~ グラットフェルデン
1年に1度の遭遇。

12月6日は聖ニコラウスが子どもたちを訪ねる日です。スイスでは「サミクラウス」と呼ばれている聖ニコラウス。チューリヒ州グ­ラットフェルデン ( Glattfelden ) に住む三野サラディン裕子さんのお宅にも訪問客がありました ( swissinfo、小山千早、編集協力 ダニエル・ヴィーラー )

Freitag, Dezember 24, 2010

Mittwoch, Dezember 22, 2010

The “puck” that gets hammered into a bottle



The SIGG bottle, made in the Swiss town of Frauenfeld, has been used by fashion designer Vivienne Westwood in her efforts to slow down climate change, because it is reusable.

It’s also being carried around in the Australian town of Bundanoon, which declared itself opposed to the sale of bottled drinking water on environmental grounds.

After a scare two years ago about the inner lining of the bottle having traces of bisphenol A (more commonly known as BPA), the company owned up and admitted making an error in communication.