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UNESCO World Heritage: Basel carnival

February 20, 2018

The carnival in the Swiss city of Basel rings in the 40 days of Lent. Its rituals and costumes are so unique that, in December, 2017, UNESCO listed the festival as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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