ZURICH - Samichlaus processions and family events filled parts of the old town and neighbourhood squares on Saturday, 6 December. Children collected peanuts and mandarins. A few cried at Schmutzli, which is also traditional.
Trams toward the centre ran full of families who had timed the visit between a market and an early dinner. City police called the evening busy and ordinary.
A custom that survives the mall
Commercial lights are brighter. The parish version still has the better queue. Zurich can hold both, which is how it holds most contradictions.