Basler Fasnacht

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

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Binniger Fasnacht - attending the small but still very nice carnival parade in my home town
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Chiembäse Liestal - running with burning bunfires through the narrow gate and city of Liestal
running with burning bunfires through the narrow gate and city of Liestal
Cortège (Fasnachtsumzug) - only at the Carnival Basel: people dress up as KKK to make a political point
only at the Carnival Basel: people dress up as KKK to make a political point
Guggenkonzert Basel - listening to and walking behind the marching brass bands at the Carnival Basel
listening to and walking behind the marching brass bands at the Carnival Basel
Clique (Drummle und Pfyffe) - a group of lay musicians marching and playing songs on drums and pipes
a group of lay musicians marching and playing songs on drums and pipes
Schissdräckzügli - walking in a small group, mostly with children, along the carnival parade
walking in a small group, mostly with children, along the carnival parade
Schnitzelbangg - listening to troubadour, singing funny satire about Trump and other politics
listening to troubadour, singing funny satire about Trump and other politics
Gässeln in Basel - slowly walking through narrow alleyways and contemplating about life
slowly walking through narrow alleyways and contemplating about life
Waggis - wild characters with a huge nose, standing on a wagon, distributing sweets
wild characters with a huge nose, standing on a wagon, distributing sweets