Switzerland 1997 Basel Carnival

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The citizens of Basel, Switzerland, call their Fasnacht or carnival the drey « scheenschte Dääg » (three most wonderful days) of the year. The Basel carnival extends over 72 hours - from 4 a.m. on Monday to 4 a.m. on Thursday. Year for year, the Basel carnival is always an unforgettable experience. The Basel carnival is launched on Monday with the « Morgenstreich » at precisely 4 a.m. The massed drummers and piccolo players of the approx. 200 « Clique...
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The citizens of Basel, Switzerland, call their Fasnacht or carnival the drey « scheenschte Dääg » (three most wonderful days) of the year. The Basel carnival extends over 72 hours - from 4 a.m. on Monday to 4 a.m. on Thursday. Year for year, the Basel carnival is always an unforgettable experience. The Basel carnival is launched on Monday with the « Morgenstreich » at precisely 4 a.m. The massed drummers and piccolo players of the approx. 200 « Clique » (carnival associations) then begin to wend their way through the blacked-out city centre, accompanying their lantern floats. These present witty and satirical analyses of the events of the past year. On Monday and Wednesday afternoon, starting at 1.30 p.m., well in excess of 10,000 masked carnival participants parade along a pre-defined route, with drums, piccolos, brass bands, on foot, perched on floats and coaches, with lanterns and countless comic frills and trimmings.
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