Our Beautiful Swiss Folklore

Saint Nicolas

This set of stamps. Our Beautiful Swiss Folklore: Saint Nicolas, was given in chocolate products from Nestlé, Peter, Cailler, & Kohler in 1955. The stamps show Saint Nicolas customs in Küssnacht am Rigi and other areas of Switzerland. Text on the back is in French, German and Italian.

Man with large yellow iffele — Men with iffelen in Küssnacht am Rigi

Samichlaus and Schmutzli with boy — Samichlaus & Schmutzli make home visits

Men with whips — Küssnacht am Rigi: Cracking sheep whips

Parade — Next come men with iffelen

Elaborate iffele headdress — Elaborate iffele

Men with whips — Cow bells follow the iffelen

Men with iffelen and cow bells — Different iffelen from another region

Marching

Wooden chausela — Chlaueslä in Unterägeri

Selling Nichols bread in market — Popular St. Nicholas bread grittibänz

Iffelen with bells and horns — Another style of iffelen