Fasnacht Spring Carnival in Basel
1. Name of the celebration.
- Fasnacht Spring Carnival
2. Purpose of the celebration.
- theFasnacht should banish the cold season, so that spring may come.
3. period of time.
- Start on Monday morning at 4:00 and end on Thursday morning at 4:00 in February.
4. costume
The costumes are very pretty and mostly hand made and they show the different typical characters. Local people call the Fasnacht also the most beautiful
5. Three activities people do to join the celebration.
- the people can join the parades .
- throwing of confetti is a typical tradition from Basel.
- dress up in a wide variety of costumes.
6. extra.
It remain unclear exactly why carnival start in Basel then else where Switzerland or Germany.
Places to visit.
1. Basel Paper Mill Museum
Activities that tourists can do.
- learn how to make paper form mill and history in paper mill.
2. Open Church Basel
Activities that tourists can do.
- the tourists main routes. Great coffee shop in an artsy church setting
3. MerianGarten
Activities that tourists can do.
- anybody looking to chill and relax a bit far from the madding crowd.