Liestal - Chienbäse fire by Mark Sukhija

Liestal - Chienbäse fire

A short trip from Basel , Liestal holds the Chienbäse event takes places every year in Feburary - on the night before Morgenstreich in Basel itself. The Chienbäse (torches) are variously carried or, as in this case, piled into a bonfire and wheeled through the old town. Of course, it's all done under strict supervision of the Fire Department who make sure nothing gets out of hand and keeps those pesky Health and Safety boffins from spoiling a special event.

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Basel - Fasnacht background information - General information on and about the Basler Fasnacht

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook