Clique (Drummle und Pfyffe)

Clique (Drummle und Pfyffe)

a group of lay musicians marching and playing songs on drums and pipes
Clique (Drummle und Pfyffe) - a group of lay musicians marching and playing songs on drums and pipes

Location: 

Barfüsserpl., 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Duration: 

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Journey: 

Basler Fasnacht or Carnival Basel

Personal highlights

  1. Clique: a group of musicians playing drums and pipes while marching
  2. Traditions: most groups are half a century old and have lifelong members
  3. Practice: only after 3 years of practice, you are allowed to march in a group
  4. Individuals: besides groups, everybody can play and march at the parade
  5. Myself: as a child, I always wanted to play the drum but I could not wait!

Image sources

  1. Distributing poetic satire
  2. Very creative costume
  3. Dressed up as Erdogan
  4. Playing the famous drum
  5. Playing the pipe / flute

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