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  • Basler Fasnacht

    celebrating spring during 3 wild days of parades, concerts and feasts

    Location: 

    Klostergasse, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

    Duration: 

    Monday, March 6, 2017 to Wednesday, March 8, 2017

    Personal highlights

    1. Carnival Basel: the largest and most special carnival in Switzerlandinfo-icon
    2. Traditional: the people of Basel call it the best 3 days of the year
    3. Creativity: all costumes and masks are hand made and painted
    4. Politics: all groups represent a satiracal subject of the past year
    5. Comeback: the first time in a decade, did I attend the full program

    Image sources

    1. Me with a friend's child
    2. Waggis throwing Räppli
    3. Clique dressed as monks
    4. Traditional cheesecake
    5. Masks resting on a drum