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upbeat dance music plays. as well as being home to unesco protected lavaux vineyards, vevey is known for its living tradition the fete des vignerons, a three week long celebration of wine that transforms the town. while switzerland might not spring to mind when you think of wine, they actually produce around 100 million litres a year, exporting only 2% of it. the festival itself actually began as a one day feast, hosted by an ancient brotherhood as a way to reward the best winemaker in the region. and it clearly takes locals a while to recover, as the festival only takes place once every 20 25 years. the fete des vignerons began in 1797 as a small parade through the streets of vevey. but because of unrest in the region over the next couple of decades, the next event wasn t organised for another 22 years a cycle that has remained ever since.
today, the climax of the celebration is a daily show that takes place in a specially built stadium and features over 5,000 volunteers. and this year, the show has been created by the man behind cirque du soleil. now, as the creator of this incredible show, what s it like creating something that only happens once every 20 years? it s something very unusual, in some form, and it s like, really, a theatre show, but with 5,000 actors, maybe more 6,000, something like that. so with 5,000 people in your show, do you think you ve got room for one more? dance a little with your hands. do this. dance with my hands? yeah. both laugh. you are in! does that mean i m in? you re in! i m in. the show itself represents a year
out more and even got a place centrestage. upbeat dance music plays. as well as being home to unesco protected lavaux vineyards, vevey is known for its living tradition the fete des vignerons, a three week long celebration of wine that transforms the town. while switzerland might not spring to mind when you think of wine, they actually produce around 100 million litres a year, exporting only 2% of it. the festival itself actually began as a one day feast, hosted by an ancient brotherhood as a way to reward the best winemaker in the region. and it clearly takes locals a while to recover, as the festival only takes place once every 20 25 years. the fete des vignerons began in 1797 as a small parade through the streets of vevey.
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