Basler Fasnacht is the most important date in the Basler calendar. Other than the lanterns at Morgenstraich the Waggis are some of the most prominent participants at Fasnacht. They're always colourfully presented and not in the slightest bit scared of humans. Of course, all Waggis come fully equipped with confetti which they have full intention of inundating the crowd with.
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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