Federal Councilor Schneider-Ammann at the federal ceremony in Lucerne

For the second time, the National Day was celebrated on the Lucerne Europaplatz on the eve of August 1st. "I'm not talking about red lines," said the Minister of Economic Affairs at the beginning of his speech, which was more a discussion than a speech by a statesman. So, he reported that he did not find the Lucerne landmark with 13 letters in the crossword until he realized that he had Writes "Kapellbruecke" false "Kappelbruecke". Then, in the vertical and horizontal crosswords had agreed – and he shaped like the Swiss cross a cross, he said.

Paradise in Paradise

Schneider-Ammann called Switzerland a small paradise admired, and Lucerne was paradise in paradise. Tourism is very important for Switzerland and for Lucerne, he said. That of the Far East was of major importance

. However, Lucerne also criticizes growing tourism. Schneider-Ammann said: "We have never had enough tourists". After returning to their homeland, tourists were ambassadors for Switzerland.

The municipal councilor of Lucerne had already described tourism as part of the identity of Switzerland. The burgeoning tourism began exactly 150 years ago, when the English Queen Victoria went to Switzerland

The celebration began in the late afternoon with a Jungwacht children's program and Blauring. Later in the evening, the group Feel Good Inc. and Radio Pilatus DJ Maik Wisler were hired to create their own mood.

Gap filled

The last official holiday of the city of Lucerne took place in 1976. This has disturbed the CVP of the city of Lucerne, and organized in 2017 with representatives of tourism and the promotion of youth for the first time a celebration of August 1 in the center

. August the national holiday engaged, namely on the mountain Littauer. This "Littauer-Fäscht" is already taking place for the 14th time

Also in Neustadtquartier of the city of Lucerne is celebrated the national holiday, but only on August 1st. The Quartierverein invites small and large residents with and without a Swiss passport to Helvetiagärtli.

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