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Members of Compagnie 1602, dressed up as soldiers, parade in the old town of Geneva, during the commemorative of the Fete de l'Escalade, Switzerland, Sunday, December 14, 2014. The "Fete de l'Escalade" (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls) is an annual celebration held in december in Geneva's old town, celebrating the defeat of the surprise attack by troops sent by Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, during the night of 11th to the 12th December 1602. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)