Which Renaissance reenactment is held every December in Geneva, Switzerland?
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Renaissance reenactment Renaissance reenactment is historical reenactment of events of the Renaissance period and the European Age of Exploration. In its broadest use, it encompasses reenactment of periods from 1400 through the mid-18th century. Reenactments of earlier events are commonly termed medieval reenactment, while more recent events are modern reenactment. Events and periods within Renaissance reenactment vary by region and nation, but include the English Civil War in the United Kingdom, the Eighty Years' War in the Low Countries (particularly the Netherlands), L'Escalade in Switzerland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in eastern Europe, and the early colonial period in the United States and Canada.
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L'Escalade L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls), is an annual festival held in December in Geneva, Switzerland, celebrating the defeat of the surprise attack by troops sent by Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy during the night of 11–12 December 1602. The celebrations and other commemorative activities are usually held on 12 December or the closest weekend.
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Medieval music Medieval music consists of songs, instrumental pieces, and liturgical music from about 500 A.D. to 1400. Medieval music was an era of Western music, including liturgical music (also known as sacred) used for the church, and secular music, non-religious music. Medieval music includes solely vocal music, such as Gregorian chant and choral music (music for a group of singers), solely instrumental music, and music that uses both voices and instruments (typically with the instruments accompanying the voices). Gregorian chant was sung by monks during Catholic Mass. The Mass is a reenactment of Christ's Last Supper, intended to provide a spiritual connection between man and God. Part of this connection was established through music.
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Christmas market A Christmas market, also known as Christkindlmarkt, Marché de Noël, Christkindlesmarkt, Christkindlmarket, Christkindlimarkt, and Weihnachtsmarkt, is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent. These markets originated in Germany, but are now being held in many other countries. The history of Christmas markets goes back to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking part of Europe, and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire that includes many eastern regions of France. The Christmas markets of Bautzen were first held in 1384. Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first held in 1434. Frankfurt was first mentioned in 1393, Munich in 1310 and Augsburg in 1498. In Austria, Vienna's "December market" can be considered a forerunner of Christmas markets and dates back to 1298.
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva (Switzerland).
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Geneva (disambiguation) Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland.
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Geneva Mosque The Geneva Mosque, also known as the Petit-Saconnex Mosque (French: "Mosquée de Genève, Mosquée de Petit-Sacconex" ), was Saudi-financed and constructed in 1978 in the neighbourhood Le Petit-Saconnex in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Fêtes de Genève The Fêtes de Genève (Geneva Festival) is an annual summer event in Geneva, Switzerland. It includes a grand fireworks display.
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Augsburg Town Hall The Town Hall of Augsburg (German: "Augsburger Rathaus") is the administrative centre of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, and one of the most significant secular buildings of the Renaissance style north of the Alps. It was designed and built by Elias Holl, Stadtbaumeister (Master Builder of the town), in 1615–1624. Due to its historic and cultural importance, it is protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
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Parpan Castle Parpan Castle is a castle in the municipality of Churwalden of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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Rietberg Castle Rietberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Pratval of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It was the site of the murder of Pompeius Planta in 1621 by Jörg Jenatsch during the conflicts between Catholics and Protestants known as the Bündner Wirren.
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University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: "Université de Genève") is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it dropped its religious affiliations and became officially secular. Today, the university is the third largest university in Switzerland by number of students. In 2009, the University of Geneva celebrated the 450th anniversary of its founding. Almost 40% of the students come from foreign countries.
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Kunstmesse München The Kunstmesse München ("Munich Art Fair") is the oldest art and antiques fair in Germany. Held annually in the autumn with a run-time of ten days, it is a fair for the general public, attended by leading national and international exhibitors. For some time now its venue is the historic Postpalast in Munich, on Wredestraße near the Hackerbrücke. The offer ranges from Protohistory and Ancient History (such as Egypt) via the arts and crafts of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance through to art and design of Modernism until approximately 1970, with occasional exceptions. The fair is organised by "Expo Management Kiel", its conceptual sponsor is, in continuation of the "Deutscher Kunsthandelsverband ", the newly founded "Kunsthändlerverband Deutschland " (a registered association).
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Tarasp Castle Tarasp Castle (German: "Schloss Tarasp" , Romansh: "Chastè da Tarasp") is a castle in Switzerland, near the former municipality of Tarasp (now Scuol), in Lower Engadin, Graubünden. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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Renaissance Street Singers The Renaissance Street Singers is a New York City-based choir that performs polyphonic sacred music "a cappella" in free concerts in public spaces and street corners around the city. In cold weather, the choir often performs in Grand Central Station. Formed in 1973 by Manhattan resident John Hetland, the group consists of about 25 people who love this kind of music and who wish to share it by singing for passers-by. Despite the religious origin of the music, there is no religious message to the performances. Concerts are normally on Sunday afternoons, two or sometimes three times a month, always free. Donations offered by listeners are politely refused.
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Morges Castle Morges Castle (French: "Château de Morges" ) is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Morges in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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Stade de Genève Stade de Genève, also called Stade de Servette, is a stadium in Geneva. It has a capacity of 30,084.
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Renaissance Sword Club The Renaissance Sword Club is a historical European martial arts group based in Waterloo, London, and the South East of England. It was founded in 2013 by Rob Runacres. Its primary aim is the research and recreation of European sword forms of the sixteenth and seventeenth century, specifically those concerned with the rapier and spada da lato, as well as their companion weapons such as the dagger, cloak, buckler and rotella.
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Neu-Aspermont Castle Neu-Aspermont Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Jenins of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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Reformation Wall The International Monument to the Reformation (French: "Monument international de la Réformation", German: "Internationales Reformationsdenkmal"), usually known as the Reformation Wall, is a monument in Geneva, Switzerland. It honours many of the main individuals, events, and documents of the Protestant Reformation by depicting them in statues and bas-reliefs.
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Rito della Nivola The Rite of the Nivola (in Italian Rito della Nivola) is a Catholic liturgical rite (part of the Ambrosian Rite) as well as a historical reenactment that is celebrated yearly in the Duomo (Cathedral) of Milan, Italy; the tradition dates back to the 16th century and was initiated by Carlo Borromeo. It is a celebration of the "Santo Chiodo" (Holy Nail), purportedly a nail from the True Cross, which is regarded as the most important relic owned by the Archdiocese of Milan. The relic is also known as the "Santo Morso" (Holy Bridle), as it is in fact shaped in a way that may resemble a part of a bridle. It is preserved in the apse of the Cathedral, in a case inside a tabernacle, about 45 m above the ground.
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Savoy Savoy ( ; Arpitan: "Savouè" , ] ; French: "Savoie" ] ; Italian: "Savoia" ] ; German: "Savoyen" ] ) is a cultural region in Western Europe. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps between Lake Geneva in the north and Dauphiné in the south.