Silvesterchlausen

2025 12 min

Overview

Silvesterchlausen is a mysterious tradition that takes place every New Year’s Eve in Switzerland’s Appenzell, the most conservative part of the country. Groups of six men dress in ornate costumes and engage in wordless, polyphonic yodeling and rhythmic bell clanging. The ritual has been performed for at least 500 years, but nobody knows how or why it began.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

Crew

Andrew Norman Wilson

Director

Andrew Norman Wilson

Producer

Seth Stolbun

Executive Producer

Ariel Stolbun

Executive Producer

David Glanzmann

Executive Producer

Lilia Glanzmann

Executive Producer

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