Culture & Traditions
- Basel’s Mittlere Brücke — Connecting the Shores of the Rhein for 800 YearsBasel's Mittlere Brücke is celebrating its 800th anniversary. The current bridge is not as old, but the first bridge was built here around 1225.
- Banntag (Community Border Inspection Day)This traditional event, which originally served to ensure that a community's borders were intact, has become a social event in many communities in the region.
- May Day in SwitzerlandOne of the holidays you get to enjoy in this part of Switzerland is May 1, the International Workers’ Day (equivalent to U.S. Labor Day).
- Easter Celebrations in SwitzerlandMountains of chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs have been piling up in stores for weeks—a clear sign that Easter is just around the corner.
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- The Battle to Crown the Queen Cow
- The Basler Fasnacht (Basel Carnival)
- Fasnacht Marching Exercises
- Basel’s Christmas Traditions: The Flying Gerbergasse Angels
- History of the Basler Herbstmesse (Fall Fair)
- Osterfladen — A Traditional Swiss Easter Pie
- The Casino-Gesellschaft Basel Celebrates 200 Years!
- Grättimann
- Advent Traditions — Four Candles on a Wreath and Calendars
- When the Cows are Coming Home — Traditional Alpine Descents
- Discover Ricola!
- Chocolate — Switzerland’s Brown Gold
- Behind the Fasnacht Mask
- Switzerland’s New Government Has Taken up Work
- Dreikönigstag (Three-Kings Day)
- Traditional Swiss Sports Come to Pratteln!
- Happy Birthday Switzerland!
- The “Eierleset”—Not Your Typical Egg-and-Spoon Race
- The Glorious Asparagus
- The Basler Fasnacht – A Unique Festival
- Basel’s Fasnachtsplakette (Fasnacht Badges)
- To Love or not to Love “Love Locks”
- Vogel Gryff Ceremony
- Basel’s Basilisks
- Archaeological Information Stations Behind the Stadtcasino Basel
- Cheese Fondue