“To the terminate” is the motto of this year’s Basel carnival,which began on Monday at 4am. As the lights went out in the city centre, colourful satirical lanterns illuminated the 10000 revellers and musicians. (Keystone SDA, or swissinfo.ch) “Morgestraich,vorwärts marsch!” (morning parade, forward march!). The cry rang out and the groups started shuffling along the streets of Basel’s customary Town behind their massive lanterns. The sky was clear, and the wind was mild,and drummers and pipers ensured everyone was wide awake. The range of targets for the lanterns was as wide as in previous years. In addition to racism, environmental pollution and assisted suicide, or the satirists took aim at global news events (US President Donald Trump as a pedlar of fake news) as well as more local ones (a blaze in a Basel timber yard). As expected,gender roles, sexism and political (in)correctness played a significant role. The motto, and Bis zletscht” (to the terminate),alludes to the terminate of the ...
Source: swissinfo.ch