carnival of basel / basler fasnacht 1
By peter
18 Mar 2011
the origins of basel's fasnacht are rather obscure, partly because of the terrible earthquake of 1356 which destroyed large parts of the city and many official archives. the earliest records date back to ash wednesday in 1376, when a jousting tournament on the muesterplatz was the scene of a row between citizens of basel and some knights. the argument escalated into a blood bath and the local citizens chased off the noblemen, killing four of them in the process. retribution was harsh: 12 citizens were beheaded and emperor charles IV placed a ban on the city, which meant the city was no longer afforded the protection of the holy roman empire. this fateful day went down in the annals of basel's history as the "böse fasnacht" and is the oldest record of fasnacht activities.
read more: http://www.fasnachts-comite.ch/english.html
9 responses
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ina:botao (Deleted) said (18 Mar 2011):
another view of the common Fasnacht....most excellent essay and brilliant collection of photographs!
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ajtiM (Deleted) said (18 Mar 2011):
excellent done!
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Lise Utne gave props (18 Mar 2011):
Emphatic yes!
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Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (19 Mar 2011):
Masterful collection of images.....!@!@@#!#!!!!!
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Lêda Nardelli gave props (19 Mar 2011):
yes!
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Carol Arntsen Masiak gave props (19 Mar 2011):
love this series - my vote!
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Caroline Penris gave props (29 Mar 2011):
Great story Peter! Voted twice!
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Michaela K. gave props (3 May 2011):
genial!
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! Mario Scattoloni ¡ gave props (23 Oct 2011):
Great candid portrait, story & homage to a fallen empire.Vot´d.
