Basel non-stop. «Basel Fasnacht Carnival» Bashny.Net

Carnival continues its series of whirlwind, and started a regular holiday in the Swiss city of Basel. It all started on Monday, the event, which is called in the local language Morgestraich.

It all starts in the early morning of Monday. At four o'clock in the morning, when all the city lights turn off. Light only lights "click", carnival participants. Carnival lasts exactly three days. In fact, around the clock is not only the event itself. All the cafes and bars of Basel also go on non-stop for 72 hours. In contrast to the traditional German carnival in Basel there is a clear separation between the participants and spectators. The number of participants of the carnival for several years about the same - about 20 thousand people. Conventionally, the participants of the carnival are divided into five groups. Complete all the morning tomorrow.