27 février 2025|
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|9 months agoLucerne's Historic Carnival Returns with 25,000 Revelers
Traditional 'Dirty Thursday' celebrations mark the start of Lucerne Carnival, drawing massive crowds for the pre-Lenten festivities featuring Guggenmusik bands and creative costumes.
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- Lucerne Carnival opened with the traditional 'Urknall' (big bang) at 5am over the lake
- Around 25,000 revelers attended the carnival opening
- The carnival is organized by Zunft zu Safran, a 600-year-old former grocers' guild
By The Numbers
25,000
carnival attendees
6
days of carnival celebrations
600
years of Zunft zu Safran guild history
They Said
"The first few hours of the carnival were very peaceful"