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Hornussen

Hornussen: photograph by Urs Vonhuben, Hornussergesellschaft
Photo: Urs Vonhuben, Hornussergesellschaft, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Strike a puck (Nouss) from a ramp with a flexible rod; the fielding team raises wooden boards (Schindeln) to knock it from the air.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Switzerland.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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