Guggenmusik is a term widely used in the Alemannic region of Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany to designate both a Carnival marching band and the type of music it plays.
Morgenstreich celebrated at Basler Fasnacht (1843)
Eis-zwei-Geissebei in Rapperswil
Shrove Tuesday is the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day with Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is observed in many Christian countries th
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (detail), 1559
Russian artist Boris Kustodiev's Maslenitsa (1916)
Shrove Tuesday, Bear guiding [pl] in Poland (1950)
People in Alfta, Sweden, masquerading as Fettisdagsgubbar in traditional celebration of Shrove Tuesday.