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![["The Helvetia Community Fair, located in the Swiss community of Helvetia in Randolph County, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in West Virginia. Activities include a parade in Swiss costume, alphorn music, Swiss folk dancing and singing, fahnenschwingen (flag twirling), a crafts, food, and canning exhibition, field events, an archery shoot, and more.Learn more in Emily Hilliard's Bitter Southerner piece on Helvetia's seasonal celebrations, including the Community Fair: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAnd in the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]](/thumb/4224HelvetiaCommunityFairVideo00191016 "Alphorn music and fahnenschwingen (Swiss flag twirling) at the Helvetia Community Fair")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.Video.001.9.10.16
- Title:
- Alphorn music and fahnenschwingen (Swiss flag twirling) at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Swiss Americans, Alphorn, and Helvetia (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
