Yodeling in Fountains To Beat the Heat at Swiss Festival

Yodeling in Fountains To Beat the Heat at Swiss Festival

Basel experienced record temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius over the weekend when around 12,000 performers and nearly 200,000 visitors traveled to the Swiss city for the Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest, Switzerland’s national yodeling festival. It was the first time since 1924 that the northwestern Swiss city had hosted the popular event. Passersby loved the performance: at one fountain, a folk music group dipped their feet in the water while perform…