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Women dressed in traditional feast day costume on the Corpus Christi procession in Appenzell

Corpus Christi, Appenzell, Canton Appenzell Inner-Rhodes

Corpus Christi is celebrated in Roman Catholic areas on the second Thursday after Whitsunday. It consists of a procession in honour of the holy sacrament. In Appenzell the end of the official procession is taken up by women dressed in traditional feast day costume. This costume is worn only on a few specified religious occasions.

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