{"id":26819,"date":"2023-11-05T06:39:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T06:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26819"},"modified":"2023-11-05T06:39:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T06:39:45","slug":"pretty-little-european-village-where-locals-cant-sleep-thanks-to-noisy-cowbells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/world-news\/pretty-little-european-village-where-locals-cant-sleep-thanks-to-noisy-cowbells\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty little European village where locals cant sleep thanks to noisy cowbells"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A gorgeous little village in Switzerland is embroiled in a battle over the country\u2019s traditional cowbells.<\/p>\n

Locals in the charming village of Aarwangen are reportedly fed up with the constant tinkling sound.<\/p>\n

Located an hour from Bern, Zurich, and Basel, the village has a population of 4,700 and sits on the bank of the beautiful river Aare, with the Bernese Alps in the distance.<\/p>\n

It boasts a medieval castle and an attractive centre with a church and traditional farmhouses.<\/p>\n

However, the cowbell sound has upset a few locals. At least two families complained formally to the village council, asking for the bells to be removed at night, reported BBC<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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But the issue has left the long-term residents outraged.<\/p>\n

According to village mayor Niklaus Lundsgaard-Hansen, the village’s remaining farmers were outraged at what they felt was an attack on their traditional culture.<\/p>\n

The farmer who owned the herd in question viewed it as a \u201cpersonal insult to him and his cows\u201d, said the mayor.<\/p>\n

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Following the outrage caused, a petition was organised, gathering signatures for a vote to keep the bells because, it reads, “we, the Swiss [want to] preserve and maintain our lived traditions in the future”.<\/p>\n

Andreas Baumann believes that the bells are an essential part of the Swiss soul. He points to Zurich airport’s international terminal, where new arrivals are whisked to baggage pick-up through walkways with alpine scenes and the sound of cowbells.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cAs soon as I hear them, I know I’m back home. Anyone disturbed by the bells had “too romantic a notion of rural life.\u201d<\/p>\n