Thrown into the Fountain

Thrown into the Fountain. The Justitia-Brunnen in Marktgasse 41 has a bizarre tradition where successful apprentices from the Ziegler printing company were thr…

Location: Justitia-Brunnen, Winterthur, Switzerland

Category: weird

The Justitia-Brunnen in Marktgasse 41 has a bizarre tradition where successful apprentices from the Ziegler printing company were thrown into the fountain as part of a ritual called 'Gautschen'. This strange custom is still observed today by the Mattenbach AG company.

Source: Justitia-Brunnen, Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen, Justitiabrunnen

Thrown into the Fountain — Winterthur, Canton of Zurich

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