Morgestraich starts at 4:00am sharp. Everything is drownws in the high-pitched melodies of the piccolos (small flutes) and the beating of drums. Gigantic painted lanterns (Ladäärne) glow in the night. Smaller lanterns, the so-called Stäggeladäärne, are carried on long poles. And there are thousands of small Kopfladäärne (head lanterns) that the parade participants have fixed on top of their masks.
This video clip shows the cable car ascent to Klein Matterhorn (Matterhorn Glacier Paradise) in the Zermatt ski region of Switzerland. http://bergbahnen.ze rmatt.ch/e/peaks/kle inmatterhorn.html
This clip shows the tram ride from Dreirosenbruke (Ciba) to Kleinhüningen in Basel. From the Kleinhüningen stop, it is just a short walk to the Switzerland-Germany border.
