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Today was Maifeiertag - May Day and we all had a day off! It not being a Monday was strange as we're used to May Day always being a Monday in England.
And here there were trade union meetings and a march as its Labour Day. According to the Stadtpolizei on Twitter, a policeman was hit on the head with a stone and there were some arrests but it mostly passed without incident.

Here are all the flags hung especially for the day.

mai - May
des drapeaux - some flags
Fête du Travail - Labour Day

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Fastnacht is over. All that's left is the confetti that is still evident on Marktgasse. Admittedly, less than yesterday when I collected lots of it yesterday as I pulled my case along, but there are still remnants of the little coloured paper shapes that were thrown.

bunt - coloured
mehrfarbig - multicoloured
einfarbig - one coloured

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A 'tip top' snack around here is heisse Marroni. Sold at stalls in the Marktgasse and outside Winterthur Hauptbahnhof, these chestnuts are roasted in huge black pans then sold in brown paper bags with two compartments - one for the chestnuts and one for the shells. Delicious and very good for you!

Today is Berchtoldstag (or Bächtelis as they call it here) which is ein Feiertag or holiday in certain kantons of Switzerland including Zürich.