The Monday
Morgenstreich
Beginning
The Basel Fasnacht begins at 4 am on the dot on the Monday after Ash Wednesday. Then all the city lights are extinguished and thousands of drummers and flute players begin the opening notes to the marching music entitled, not coincidentally, ‘Morgestraich’.
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The Afternoon Parade
On Monday afternoon the parade or ‘Cortege’ takes place. The ‘Cortege’ is carried out through the Fasnacht Committee and starts at 1:30 pm. In this parade the ‘Gugge Music’ bands perform as well as the Cliques. In addition other groups as ‘Chaisen’, ‘Wagen’ and ‘Einzelmaske’ take part. The ‘Cortege‘ lasts until 6 pm.
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Criss-crossing through the Alleyway
After the afteroon parade (‘Cortege’) the groups retire to dinner. In the evening the Cliques and ‘Gugge Music’ bands but also individual musicians take to the streets, alleyways and squares of the city.
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