Berne - Fasnachtler by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

Berne - Fasnachtler

Each year in the Swiss capital of Berne the old town is taken over by Fasnachtler - with many troupes throughout the UNESCO-listed old city of Berne Many Fasnachtler troupes have painted faces and, like many other Fasnachtlers in Switzerland, play drums and brass instruments - taking off many popular hits of times gone by.

On the Saturday of the Berner Fasnacht, the old town is taken over for a parade through the old town which ends in front of the Houses of Parliament of Berne.

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About Mark Sukhija

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