Exhibition· Düsseldorf
Rüben leuchten den Weg
"Rüben leuchten den Weg" (Turnips Light the Way) is a traditional Swiss autumn festival—most notably celebrated as "Räbenlicht" in the Zürcher Oberland—where carved turnip lanterns are lit and carried in evening processions, lighting the way through the November darkness. The custom dates back centuries and is often linked to harvest traditions and, in local legend, to guiding Swiss mercenaries ho