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Switzerland

By: Divya. Switzerland. Schools and Language. Swiss children begin school at age six or seven and go on until grade nine. After that, they go to high school. People speak Italian in Southern Switzerland. Switzerland has four main languages. T hey are German, French, Italian and, Romansh. .

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Switzerland

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  1. By: Divya Switzerland

  2. Schools and Language • Swiss children begin school at age six or seven and go on until grade nine. After that, they go to high school. • People speak Italian in Southern Switzerland. • Switzerland has four main languages. They are German, French, Italian and, Romansh.

  3. Holidays They have four different names for Christmas in Switzerland and believe in Christ Kind instead of Santa Claus. Some people wait until January to open their presents from Christmas.

  4. City life and Country life • Zurich is the largest city with almost one million people in it. • The capital of Switzerland is Bern. • Many people ride in street cars and trains instead of cars.

  5. Interesting Facts • More than half of people in Switzerland work in some kind of service for other people. • Many of Switzerland’s food comes from Germany, France, and Italy. • Switzerland has immigrants from other areas, too.

  6. The People • Many of the people , customs and languages came from the neighbor lands of Germany. Switzerland has immigrants also from other parts of the world including Africa, India, and Southeast Asia also one fifth of Europe’s immigrants had come from different parts of Europe.

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