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Basel Fasnacht is the most popular carnival celebration in switzerland every march.
It's a 3-day non-stop party in the whole city and every tuesday afternoon on the second day of fasnacht week is the one for kids.(Kinderfasnacht)
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Everyone is dressed up with different kinds of costumes but the popular one is "Waggis Larve" a traditional basel mask ,It's somehow scary like the one on the picture below but that's one of the reason why Basel Carnival is so popular.
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At first i wanted to bring my kids on the first day but my husband said it's better on the second day since it's for kids,no wild teenagers around and drunk adults lol
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There are floats going around the city,giving small treats for the kids like sweets,small toys,stuffed toy etc.
I thought my Kids will get bored easily but no,they had sooo much fun getting the candies,eventhough we have a lot of sweets at home,i let them experience the joy of collecting candies from the scary "Waggis".At the end they're so proud of what they've got.
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Check wikipedia for all the infos.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Basel
And for their yearly program check the official website of Basel Fasnacht.
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