Why the sad face? Minutes before the beginning of the Morgestraich at the Basler Fasnacht. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Damn it. Basel Fasnacht, a carnival tradition older than medieval times, was cancelled this year for the first time in 100 years, due to Coronavirus. In the picture, the Morgenstreich, early morning lamp parade about to start. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Shall we start? Traditional Larve (Mask) costume, waiting for the start of the Morgenstreich, the morning light parade of the Basel Fastnacht. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Give me a hand. Lantern during the Morgenstreich prade, early morning hours of the Basel Fastnacth. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Morning lights march. Morgestraich parade in old streets of Basel during Fasnacht. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Dark Fastnacht. Lights and shadows through the old alleys of Basel, during the Morgenstreicht parade. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Death Laughing. Clique waiting for the start of the Morgestraich, early morning hours of Carnival in Basel, Switzerland. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Marching Death. Lantern during the Morgestreicht parade and their Cliqué following, celebrating Fastnacht in Basel, Switzerland. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Drummer Joker. Morgenstreicht parade in Basel, celebrating Fastnacht. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Marching lights. Morgenstreich parade, during the early hours of carnival in Basel. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Sunrise Drummers. Last minutes of the Morgenstreicht parade in the old streets of Basel, Switzerland, celebrating Carnival. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Three dummy drummers. Morgestraich parade, Basler Fasnacht, celebrating Carnival since medieval times. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Gerbergässlein beim Fastnacht. Drummers from a carinval Clique, marching trhough the rock grafitti alley in the old city center of Basel, Switzerland. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Happy Death. Medieval Fastnacht during the Morgestraich parade, early morning hours in Basel, Switzerland. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Larve Drumming. First morning hours of the Fastnach, marking the end of the Morgestreicht parade. One of the greatest Carnivals in Europe. Basel, Switzerland. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Fasnacht Abgesagt. End of the Morgenstreich parade in Basel in 2019, ranging down the lamps until 2021. Historical Carnival in Basel, cancelled for the first time since 1920 due to the Coronavirus. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Four Stooges. Carnival Gugge, marching band, during the main parade celebrating Fastnacht in Basel, Switzerland.

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White Waggis. Carnival parade in Basel, the traditional Waggis throwing confetti to the crowds. Basler Fasnacht, Switzerland. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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