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

Description:

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/

Subject:

Swiss Americans, Alphorn, and Helvetia (W. Va.)

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Helvetia (W. Va.)

Format:

video/mov

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection