Carnevale, Carnival or Fasnacht

Barbara Klein Basel 19 Comments

or What Has Meat Got To Do With It? Fasnacht or Carnival celebrates (or mourns) the beginning of Lent, the period in which you are not supposed to eat meat. In Basel Fasnacht takes place one week after Ash Wednesday. It is known to be the biggest Protestant carnival of the world, with roughly 20’000 participants. Want more history and …