St. Lucy’s day (Luciatåg) is very popular holiday in Sweden. (You can read more information about the celebrations in the main post here). The festivities consist mainly of singing in procession. Any pandemic restrictions including gathering of people in larger numbers are therefore a threat to the common form ofContinue Reading
THE FEAST OF THE BEAR – A NEW RITUAL IN A TRADITIONAL CONTEXT Olga Cieslarová, Martin Pehal THE WILD MAN, THE GRIFFIN AND THE LION “Diryff-dyff-dyff” resounds from a distance. We are standing with the children on the bank of the Rhine River in Basel. We hear the loud boomsContinue Reading
– You change the marching rhythm, you are forced to dance – The Basel Fasnacht Carnival is a geyser of creativity but at the same time, it has a very serious character due to the movement in a form of militaristic marching of groups through the streets. Every year inContinue Reading