Chienbaese procession in Liestal (Swiss Stories 2018, by Michael Buholzer) - Swiss Press Award
Michael Buholzer
People prepare their bundles of pinewood chips before the ‘Chienbase’ procession on March 5, 2017 evening in Liestal, Northern Switzerland.The procession takes place on the Sunday night after Ash Wednesday through the medieval town center. Hundred peoples carry burning bundles of pinewood chips (called Chienbase, the Swiss German word for 'pinewood besom') In more recent decades the Chienbase have been augmented with carts carrying bonfires, with flames often reaching as high as the houses. The parade is attended by thousands of spectators closely packed on either side of the small street
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Photo / Swiss Stories
2018
Michael Buholzer
The Chienbase procession takes place on the Sunday night after Ash Wednesday through the medieval town center. Hundred peoples carry burning bundles of pinewood chips. In more recent decades the Chienbase have been augmented with carts carrying bonfires, with flames often reaching as high as the houses.
