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Helvetia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59. [ 3] According to the 2020 census, its population was 38. [ 4] The isolated community was settled by Swiss starting in 1869, and is known today for maintaining Swiss traditions, food, and folkways.
Fastnacht is held in the settlement area of the Germanic tribes of the Swabians and Alemanni, where Swabian - Alemannic dialects are spoken. The region covers German Switzerland, the larger part of Baden-Württemberg, Alsace, south-western Bavaria and Vorarlberg (western Austria ). The festival starts on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, known ...
Basler Fasnacht. The Carnival of Basel ( German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and it is the main Protestant carnival in the world. [ 1] Basler Fasnacht takes place annually between February and March in Basel. It has been listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe.
The flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue. 1929 [1] Motto. Montani Semper Liberi. (Mountaineers [are] Always Free) 1863, [1] [2] 1872 [3] —. Seal. The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia.
Richard Nemeth of Youngstown looks at several flower displays on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival Flower Show at Giese Center on the University of Mount Union campus.
Coordinates: 38.344048°N 81.615158°W. The Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival (formerly Daily Mail) is an annual festival dedicated to the public high school marching bands and majorette corps in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is the longest running music festival in West Virginia and is held at the University of ...
Augusta Heritage Web Site. Augusta Heritage Center Summer Workshops is a music and heritage festival held by the Augusta Heritage Center, each summer since 1977 at, Elkins, West Virginia. [1] Over 50 years old, this three week festival covers music, dance and crafts relating to 10+ themes. These themes include:
Added to NRHP. April 15, 2004. Spring Mills Historic District is a national historic district located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses five contributing buildings, constructed between about 1790 and 1922, and two contributing sites. They include the Falling Waters Presbyterian Church (1834) and Manse (1922) and ...