Chienbäse
As Chienbäse are called one by one on Sunday evening Ash Wednesday held carnival event in Liestal in District Liestal the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland . "Brooms" of 20 to 100 kg in weight made from pine logs are carried burning through the old town of Liestal. The highlights of the parade are the approximately 20 fire wagons - iron wagons, each carrying several stars of burning wood. The flames blaze up particularly high after the drive through the Liestaler Obertor .
The event attracts tens of thousands of spectators from all over Switzerland and neighboring countries. That already more than 200 years on in Liestal Funkensonntag bonfires on the hills castle and white Fluh blazed is read in Chronicles. Since 1902, torchlight parades through Liestal have taken place in connection with the Carnival. The Chienbäse move itself was only founded after the First World War by the Liestal baker Eugen Stutz, first as a small move with students, after a stay abroad from 1924 in a larger form.
In Germany, the Chienbäse is known as the fire truck parade. In the meantime, the custom without a fire truck has also found an offshoot in Sirnach (Canton Thurgau) under the name “Füürbäse”.
safety
The event is subject to strict safety rules and takes place under the direction of the fire brigade commander of the Liestal base fire brigade with the support of the surrounding fire brigades . Spectators are advised to wear old, non-flammable clothing. As a result of the great heat, the spectators often have to duck, especially when the cars stop briefly. Due to the number of spectators and the narrowness of Liestal's old town, it is hardly possible to retreat.
route
The route begins in Burgstrasse and leads over Rathausstrasse, Rebgasse, Gerbergasse to the lower Gestadeckplatz (Rosenmund junction). Immediately before the actual fire parade, the lantern parade begins at 7.15 p.m. Carnival cliques carry artfully made lanterns, as they can also be seen at Basel Carnival , along the route. After about 20 minutes the actual fire parade begins with broom carriers and steel wagons that have loaded the more or less large fires.
Web links
- Website of the IG Chienbäse
- Official TV broadcast of the Chienbäse Liestal
- Carnival in Liestal
- Declaration about the Chienbäse in Liestal