Geneva's rite of spring: you may think the first day of spring is March 21, but in Geneva you'd be wrong. Here it is marked by the appearance of the first bud on an 'official' chestnut tree.
Swiss News › Nbr. 2004, May 2004
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Geneva's rite of spring: you may think the first day of spring is March 21, but in Geneva you'd be wrong. Here it is marked by the appearance of the first bud on an 'official' chestnut tree.
Since 1818, spring in Geneva begins when the first bud appears on the official chestnut tree, marked with a plaque, on the Promenade de la Treille in the city's Old Town.
The occasion is known as l'eclosion or 'the budding'. The same chestnut tree--there have been two predecessors--has been on duty since 1929, and 2004 marks its 75th anniversary of service. In charge of mo...See the full content of this document
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