The Swiss cattle shows where six-year-olds smoke
Visitors to the cow shows currently being held in Appenzell in eastern Switzerland will be amazed not only by the ornately decorated bovine headdresses, but by young children legally lighting up cigarettes, cigars and pipes. “On Funkensonntag [Spark Sunday, see box] and at the cantonal cattle shows in Appenzell, children are allowed to smoke,” said Rosalia Keller, spokeswoman for Appenzell tourism in Appenzell Inner Rhodes. Where the tradition comes from, Keller doesn’t know – she says it’s always been like that ... Читать дальше...