Photo: a band practises in a side street before the Monday afternoon parade
Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Fasnacht, Switzerland’s largest carnival celebration, started at 04:00 Monday 21 February. The usual loud “Ooooo” of the crowd as the city’s lights went out was promptly followed by the daunting sound of pipers and drummers from 500 groups, and the eery light of the traditional “lanterns” carried on marchers’ heads. GenevaLunch brings you a feature story later Tuesday on this satirical event that involves 10,000 people every year for three days, marching in the streets and partying but most of all using it as a means to make fun of themselves and the world.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 23 February 2010 at 8:46 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 23 February 2010.
Filed under: Society
Tags: Basel, Fasnacht, Switzerland, Travel
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February 23rd, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Love the music – and those costumes of course ! Even though I still have the pipes and drums ringing in my ears… ! And confetti in my clothes and now all over my apartment
Great first taste of Basler Fasnacht, thanks !! Looking forward to your story later today…