Trer schibettas - Slice in Dardin & Danis

Trer schibettas, or disc throwing, is an ancient custom in which glowing wooden discs are hurled from mountain slopes into the valley with the help of sticks. Trer schibettas always takes place on the first Saturday after Ash Wednesday.

The custom of throwing discs dates back to pre-Christian times. It exists in Danis/Tavanasa, Untervaz and Dardin. The first inhabitants of the valley wanted to drive away the winter with the shining discs. To do this, the boys cut round discs from alder wood with holes in the middle. On the first Saturday in Lent, they climb high above the villages. Here the discs are placed in the fire until they glow. Then they are hurled through the darkness with a stick from a ramp - similar to a hornussen. Over the years, the process of throwing the discs also became a dedication to a girl or a lover.

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