Basler

For the Baslers no town exists but their own: only Basel is "civilized," and north of the river Birs the land of the barbarians begins.

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Central to this is the understanding that Burckhardt was first and foremost a Basler.

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Although the bishop was nonresident, his officials and administrators still lived in Basel and staffed the episcopal courts. Their presence, in turn, provided employment for many Baslers and made the area around the chapel a community in itself.

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Baslers consider their Fasnacht the "drey scheenschte Dääg," or the "three most beautiful days" of the year.

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