Carnival of Basel

The Morgestraich of Bale is celebrated on Monday morning at four in the morning, when they turn on all the lights of the city and the Queen of Carnival takes possession. For 3 days, the city is turned upside down, it's totally uncontrolled, driven by the sound of 1000s of instruments and drums. The carnival is also the local time for multiple culinary specialties, the traditional meal is soup, onion and a cheese pie.