Chienbäse

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Chienbäse is a traditional Swiss fire parade in Liestal, where participants carry burning bundles of pinewood and other fiery structures through the town to celebrate the pre-Lenten carnival season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural event
fire parade
traditional festival
attracts spectators
tourists
celebrationOf pre-Lenten carnival season
country Switzerland
culturalRegion northwestern Switzerland NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance important local identity marker for Liestal
part of Swiss carnival heritage
follows local carnival calendar
frequency annual
hasAtmosphere festive
intense
spectacular
hasElement night parade
open flames
street procession
hasFeature intense heat for spectators
narrow streets filled with fire
night-time illumination by flames
hasLocalName Chienbäse-Umzug NERFINISHED
hasParticipant local residents
torchbearers
visitors
hasSetting historic old town of Liestal NERFINISHED
hasVisualCharacteristic glowing embers falling from bundles
large flames above crowd level
language Swiss German
locatedIn Liestal NERFINISHED
canton of Basel-Landschaft NERFINISHED
materialUsed pinewood
wooden constructions
occursInMonth February
March
organisedBy local associations in Liestal
relatedTo Carnival of Basel NERFINISHED
Fasnacht NERFINISHED
requires safety measures
requiresPermissionFrom local authorities of Liestal NERFINISHED
risk fire hazard
safetyConcernFor participants
spectators
traditionType carnival custom
fire tradition
uses burning bundles of pinewood
fiery structures

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Liestal hasCulturalEvent Chienbäse