Association L’Alouette in Hérémence

6 November 2021

The village of Hérémence in the Val des Dix (canton of Valais) is best known for the St. Nicolas church. Less spectacular, but still worth mentioning, is the cultural association Groupe folklorique l’Alouette.

The association, founded in 1950, revives folklore, local traditions, and clothing. On the occasion of its seventieth anniversary in 2020, celebrated in 2021 due to COVID-19, the museum has reconstructed clothing from past centuries for men, women, and children, placing it in a contemporary perspective, and has also included long-forgotten household tools for making and repairing clothes.

The exhibition took place in the forge, part of the museum d’Hérémence. The exhibition featured women’s hats, clothes for weddings, funerals, and other celebrations and mourning, as well as daily life, Sundays, and other holidays.

The association published a catalogue/brochure: Eric Genolet (Rédaction), Tu mets le blantsè. Porter le costume d’ Hérémence dans le temps présent. Hérémence, 2021.

(Bron en verdere informatie: www.lalouette.ch).