Every year in Liestal the Chienbaese procession of fire takes place in the central Old Town of the capital of Canton Basel Land . One of the more popular festivals of the region, it is always the evening before the famed Basler Fasnacht and it's well known Morgenstraich procession.
Anywhere except Switzerland , Chienbaesen would have been banned on health and safety grounds. BUT! Being Switzerland the affair is well ordered, prepared and controlled - fire services at hand.
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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