After Oceania and Asia, Switzerland entered the new year 2025 at midnight on Wednesday. Fireworks lit up the sky in Geneva and Zurich and parties were organized throughout French-speaking Switzerland.
People celebrate the arrival of the new year during the Silent Disco organized in Lausanne.
Fireworks light up foggy skies during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Geneva
Thick fog prevents fireworks from being seen in Zurich.
The people of Laupen celebrated the custom of “Achetringele” for the hundred and first time.
The Swiss have entered the new year – Gallery
People celebrate the arrival of the new year during the Silent Disco organized in Lausanne.
Fireworks light up foggy skies during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Geneva
Thick fog prevents fireworks from being seen in Zurich.
The people of Laupen celebrated the custom of “Achetringele” for the hundred and first time.
Thousands of people attended the fireworks show on the shores of Lakes Geneva and Zurich, despite the fog that entered the party. In many places across the country, New Year’s Eve was celebrated in freezing cold.
Like every year, a traditional fireworks display took place on the Quai Gustave-Ador in Geneva. In addition, concerts, bars and food trucks were on the program.
The Lausanne Christmas market Bô Noël hosted a silent party. Visitors could sway to the sound of their choice using headphones. And in Biel it was possible to skate until late at night.
Ice bath
Other events were organized in the rest of French-speaking Switzerland. Circus and cruises on the lakes were notably on the menu of the festivities.
Also in the canton of Bern, the inhabitants of Laupen celebrated for the hundred and first time the custom of the “Achetringele” in its current form on New Year’s Eve. They chased away evil spirits with the help of bells, jingle bells, juniper brooms, pig bladders and scary masks, to welcome the new year.
In the canton of Bern, dozens of people dove into the cold waters of the Moossee during the New Year’s Eve swim. This tradition has been repeated every December 31 at noon since 1999.
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