August | 2018 | The Swiss Cats

It’s always hot, very hot, too hot…

The advice we gave you three weeks ago are still topical, and they are valid for all :

protect yourselves from the sun
stay as far as possible in the shade and in the cool
cool by all means
reduce your activity to avoid a heat stroke
stay hydrated enough

You’ll find all our ” Summer and health « advice in the following articles :

Cats in summer : 5 tips to bear the heat better
Heat emergency : how to protect your cat ?
3 tips to help your cat spend a good summer
Sun and cats, friends or enemies ?
Heat wave
4 tips to avoid a heat stroke to your cat

As you can see on this photo, Pixie snoopervises very seriously the quality of cloth of the double blind before authorizing its use by our humans.

The short version (for more details, click the links) :

The Swiss National Day refers to the Federal Charter of 1291. This pact is considered as the founding act of the Confederacy ; it was concluded “early August” between the representatives of three original cantons (Uri, Schwytz and Unterwalden). However, the Federal State as we know it today is only born in 1848.

In 1891, the authorities decided for the first time to celebrate the national holiday on August 1st and to choose the Federal Charter of 1291 as founding pact of Switzerland. Previously, it’s the legendary Oath of Grütli that was commemorated. The 1st of August is a holiday since 1994 only.

Every municipality organizes the festivities for the national day from the nightfall : bonfire, procession with lanterns, speeches, and often fireworks. The streets of cities and villages are decorated with Swiss flags and flags of cantons and municipality. The inhabitants decorate often their house in the same way.

We don’t like fireworks at all, and we prefer to celebrate in quietness at home !