We took a lot of video at the Liestal Fasnacht celebration last Sunday. These two short clips show a pipe and drum corps which gives you a taste of the traditional Basler Fasnacht sound. Only pipes and drums are permitted for any Clique that participates in the parades. This group is poking fun at rich oil shieks making wads of dough from the price of petrol. The themes for the parades are usually picked in late summer when the price of oil was spiking - it was a common theme for many of the Basler Cliques this year.
The other component of the Liestal parade is FIRE! Groups carry or pull carts of tinder-dry wood through the main street. Let me tell you, just holding up the camera to get this video was a feat. We were in a much more sheltered spot this year but it was still HOT, HOT, HOT!
I'll post some pictures later of the various parades in Weil am Rhein, Liestal and Basel.
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