Feast of Saint John the Baptist

The 2025 edition of the Feast of Saint John the Baptist renewed one of the most distinctive traditions of Gressoney-Saint-Jean. On the eve, bonfires illuminated the hamlets, while on June 24th, the solemn Mass, the offering of lambs, and the costume procession marked the day.

As per centuries-old custom, women paraded in the traditional red and white Gressoney dress and the gold filigree cap, while the Greschoney Trachtengruppe folk group performed at Obre Platz. A festival that each year reaffirms the Walser community's connection in the upper Lys Valley, in the province of Aosta, to its history and roots.