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Wild, geheimnisvoll und stark sind die Frauenfiguren, die unsere Sagenwelt bevölkern. Welche Gestalten tauchen in den alten Erzählungen auf, welche Eigenschaften zeichnen sie aus? Und welche Geschichte steckt hinter diesen Geschichten? Auf dem Rundgang durch die Ausstellung mit der Erzählforscherin Ursula Walser-Biffiger erfahren wir viel Interessantes über weibliche Sagengestalten und deren Wirkung und Bedeutung bis heute.
Listening to them gives you the shivers.
Folk tales tell of extraordinary, supernatural, or miraculous incidents. They recount stories in which ghosts, witches, even the Devil himself feature, or they may deal with historical figures and events.
Traditional tales are known from all parts of the country, but central Switzerland is especially rich in them. The exhibition focuses on well-known legends such as the tales of William Tell, the miraculous “Devils Bridge”, the fateful “Black Spider”, the fiery “Pilatus Dragon”, the enchanted “Blüemlisalp”, the vengeful “Sennentuntschi”, and the spooky “Toggeli”.