Berchtold's Day

Date 2007January 2
Date 2008January 2
Date 2009January 2
Date 2010January 2
Date 2011January 2
SignificanceThis day honors the founding of Bern in 1191, by Duke Berchtold V. Legend claims that he went hunting and said he would name the city for the first animal he killed, which was a bear (bern)