Basler fasnacht is the biggest carnival in switzerland and. However, its history is lost in the mists of time as all the relevant documents were lost in the devastating earthquake of 56. Printing and bookbinding foil embossing, heattransfer, perfectring binding. The following is an overview of what visitors should experience. Congratulations on choosing to study at the university of basel. Limit image sizes to 1280px, 72dpi and keep pdf file size under 10mb. Bergli books, basel 2004, isbn 9783905252095 auch in engl. Heres all you need to know for the basler fasnacht carnival. For basel fasnacht, several traditional costumes and masks are always on show. University of basel day care service will be happy to help you continue your studies. Every spring during basels carnival week, mdes candidates participate in a one. Basler fasnacht the people of basel describe their famous carnival as the three most. Uni guide, we want to welcome you to the city and show that you have made the right. The fasnacht carnival in basel is the only protestant carnival in the world and has been around since the 14th century.
This brochure will make it easier to get started, allowing you to concentrate on your studies with peace of mind. Owing to its uniqueness and quality, it has been added to the unesco intangible cultural heritage list. Compliance and the compliance function in banks 7 introduction 1. With its almost 40 museums, some of world renown, basel is also a european. Art basels three shows in basel, hong kong, and miami beach are the premier art shows of their kind, presenting modern and contemporary art with a strong curatorial perspective. The university of basel is a member of several networks that enable bachelors students to spend a semester or year studying in australia or the midwestern united states. The carnival of basel has been a tradition around for centuries. By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with committee decisions and evidence of commun.
The basler bebbi basel bbb, a maleonly fasnacht group, walked through basels lanternlit streets with a display designed to show solidarity. As part of its ongoing efforts to address bank supervisory issues and enhance. Zum morgestraich um 4 uhr morgens am montag nach aschermittwoch ziehen gruppen mit. It starts at 4 am on the monday after ash wednesday yes, rebellious basel celebrates carnival during lent and it lasts exactly 72 hours. Basel carnival is part of the citys identity culturally speaking, it is at the heart of its creative. Not surprisingly, basels old town contains nearly all the sights that are generally connected with basel. The university of basel has also concluded bilateral agreements with various universities around the world that permit students to spend a semester or year abroad. The local language is baseldutsch one of the many swiss german dialects, proper or. Here is everything you need to know about basel fasnacht, switzerlands biggest carnival. The official language of basel is german, but it has a local basel german dialect. The carnival in basel is switzerlands largest carnival and the main protestant one in the world. Secretariat of the basel committee on banking supervision, bank for international settlements ms donna bovolaneas mr rory macfie. The committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by states parties to the 2003 convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the conventions lists.
The carnival has traditions that date back to the 19th century. The oldest document about the carnival in basel dates back to 76. Here you can enjoy probably the best flour soup in the entire city homemade from scratch. The rest of the year you can get a flavour of the three best days, as locals call them, along a special itinerary created by basel tourism. Unesco browse the lists of intangible cultural heritage.
Four days before holy week, barranquilla decks itself out to receive national and foreign tourists and joins together with the citys inhabitants to enjoy four. Basel basel for families local stories of basel best of basel. The basler fasnacht carnival application for inclusion in the unesco list of intangible cultural heritage. We represent your interests in dealing with university management, society and politics. With this uni guide, we want to welcome you to the city and show that you have made the right decision. At 4 in the morning on the monday after ash wednesday. Carlo conti, president of the government of canton basel stadt, welcomed the guests to basel, a city with a remarkable humanist tradition and a lively and continuing appreciation of the arts. Carnival of basel news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message. Basel fasnacht is different from many other carnivals in the sense. In germanspeaking switzerland, carnival is known as fasnacht and basel s is the largest in the country, with 72 continuous hours of processions and partying. Students entering the mdes program with a ba or bfa degree in graphic design.