A Swiss-made furnace! (1)... by KarmaSong

Photography • People • posted on Feb 19, 2018

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_____ This photo was taken last night, in the small town of Liestal, along the borders with France, on the outskirts of Basel. The Liestal Carnival, called 'Chienbäse' in Alemannic German, is unique and gathers the locals, but it is also a crowd-puller among fans from all over the world...The show starts at 7.15 pm sharp, and the town's public lights are turned off, leaving the old main street in total darkness.Then, a couple of music bands of dressed-up and masked drum and fife players march slowly down the street, followed by men and women carrying impressive torch lights set in iron baskets (called 'chienbäse') ....Only then come carts carrying bonfires, bigger and bigger in size and gradually, a sort of trance-like atmosphere sets in, with people laughing and yelling, while others are shouting and screaming, protecting themselves from the intense heat and the smoke that invade the air and make many spectators suffocate and cough...It goes on like this for almost two hours, leaving everyone happy with joy and the street with a field of bright embers glowing in the darkness, as the crowd is heading now for the open bars and taverns, catering for parched throats and sweaty foreheads and the many faces dirtied by the soot in the air....A unique experience indeed !
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Comments (38)

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Lucterios

9:28AM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Magnifique image

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Kordouane

9:38AM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Une image impressionnante, bravo

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gaius

9:58AM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Chaud devant ! (et non pas La Chaux-de-Fond !)...superbe image mais je reste sur ma soif...tu ne nous dis pas combien de bière tu as éclusées après avoir eu si chaud. Vraiment bravo pour cette photographie nocturne pas si simple à prendre.

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eekdog

10:05AM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Nice clear shot, bet this is great to attend.

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T.Rex

10:27AM | Mon, 19 February 2018

I've heard of this but never known what it's like. Thanks for the explanation! Interesting local tradition. Celebration of fire. More photos? Keep up the good work! :-)

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kgb224

11:04AM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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Jean_C

11:05AM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Je n'aurais jamis imaginé que la paisible Suisse puisse donner lieu à de telles transes collectives "sauvages"! Une image absolument fantastique, et merci pour les infos, Jean-Luc!

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virginiese

12:58PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Oh ! Mon Dieu ! C'est que c'est chaud tout ça ! J'adore l'intensité de l’atmosphère saisie par tes bons soins :-) C'est du très grand reportage photo ! En plus, je vois que ça t'a fait un effet bénéfique ! Merci de partager avec nous !

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Leije

1:03PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

L'atmosphère doit être hallucinante ! et ta photo est super impressionnante, Jean-Luc ! vivement les autres photos.....

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farmerC

1:04PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Exellent done.

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photosynthesis

1:18PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Great image & it sounds like quite a celebration - I'd love to attend some day (I think). At first glance I thought it was a scene from either Dante's Inferno or Fahrenheit 451...

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DukeNukem2005

2:30PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

It's very beautiful and very nice!

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Richardphotos

2:58PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

outstanding low light capture.

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Faemike55

3:56PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

interesting custom - got to be a lot of fun

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npauling

4:12PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Crikey that looks to be a very firey sort of festival. I hope there aren't too many burns. Excellent capture. 😀

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g1tip

4:46PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Great Capture ! ! !

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VDH

5:15PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Great show, impressive shot !

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Radar_rad-dude

7:47PM | Mon, 19 February 2018

Sounds like quite the gathering! Excellent photo!

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Ourias3D

2:23AM | Tue, 20 February 2018

Cela doit être chaud comme ambiance, les protagonistes sont d'ailleurs bien équipés! On connait l'origine de cette manifestation pas du tout banale ? Les photos de nuit ne sont faciles à réaliser surtout avec de forts contrastes de lumière comme ici. Impressionnante photo.

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JeffersonAF

4:14AM | Tue, 20 February 2018

Exellent done my friend.

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rainbows

4:51AM | Tue, 20 February 2018

Fabulous affair and capture, DearJean-Luc. Hugs galore and kisses. My computer is updated now I an contact you all again. I ha no compute for ages.DiDi.xx

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