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Basel Tattoo • Local Castles • Bike Festival • Summer Music Concerts • Outdoor Cinema > INSIDE: BASEL TATTOO • LOCAL CASTLES • BIKE FESTIVAL • SUMMER MUSIC CONCERTS • OUTDOOR CINEMA Volume 3 Issue 10 CHF5/€5 A Monthly Guide to Living in Basel July / August 2015 CELEBRATE THIS SUMMER AS SWITZERLAND TURNS 724! LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Basel Life Readers: As we come to the end of our third volume, we want to extend our heartfelt grati- tude to those of you who have taken the time to share with us how much Basel July/August 2015 Volume 3 Issue 10 Life Magazine has enriched your lives. Whether you are here long term or only for a short stay, we are bringing you Basel Life Magazine to help you make the TABLE OF CONTENTS most of your time in this culturally rich and vibrant city—and from all accounts, we are succeeding! Feature Event: Happy 724th Birthday, Switzerland! 4-5 Basel is ripe with activities, entertainment, culture, and fun this summer. Whether you simply want to relax with a gentle float down the Rhein, exercise in one of Basel’s beautiful parks, watch a movie under the stars by the Münster or Events in Basel: July/August 2015 6-9 from the comfort of your car in a drive-in theater, listen to a concert on a float- ing stage on the Rhein, enjoy a theater performance in the park, discover new Fun Outings: Beyond Basel 10-11 microbreweries at a beer market, or take in one of the many blues and jazz bands playing in the city streets this summer, there is something for everyone! Summer Special: Local Castles 12-14 Summer would not be the same in Basel without its one-of-a-kind Basel Tattoo shows, not to mention its multitude of festivals. They feature dragon boats or bicycles, take you back to Roman or medieval times, or bring you international Calendar: July / August 2015 15-18 stars at the countless fabulous music festivals in Basel and beyond. Want to venture outside of the city? Why not discover Switzerland’s beauti- ful landscape with a combination train–bicycling tour, visit one of the fab- Swissness in a Nutshell: The Swiss Cross 19 ulous castles situated picturesquely throughout the country, or watch in awe as the planes fly overhead at the International Airshow in Dittingen this Workshops, Tours, and Education 20-21 August? Also in August you can watch the athletes compete at the beach volleyball tournament in Barfüsserplatz, partake in the beautiful Bruggelauf bridge run, visit the old city gates, or watch an oldtimer car parade in the city Sports and Recreation 22-24 center. Learn all about why and how the Swiss celebrate their national holiday on August 1, join in the Bastille Day celebrations in neighboring France, or indulge Get Going!: Summer Swimming in Basel 25 at one of Germany’s fabulous wine festivals. Wishing you safe and happy fun whatever you choose to do this summer! Did You Know? 26-27 Christine Christine Pesold Special Feature: Summer Music Festivals 2015 28-29 Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Entertainment: Night on the Town 30-31 COVER: The statue shown on this month’s cover, which you can find on the Kleinbasel Ticket Office: Get Your Tickets Now! back page side of Mittlere Brücke, is called “Helvetia on a journey” and was created by Swiss sculptor Bettina Eichin in 1980. It represents the allegorical figure of Helvetia that since Mark Your Calendar: September 2015 back page the 17th century serves as a symbol of the Swiss Confederacy. She was named after the official Latin name for Switzerland, Confoederatio Helvetica, which in turn was derived from the tribe of the Helvetians who first settled in this region. Illustrations of Basel Life Magazine Staff: the Helvetia today are found mainly on the 1- and 2-Franc and 50-Rappen coins, but the name is used for anything from hotels and insurances to fraternities and sports Editor-in-Chief: Christine Pesold clubs. Eichin herself wrote about the statue: “One day, Helvetia leaves Advertising & Subscription Manager / Editor: Susanne Hiller the 2-Franc coin, mingles with the Art Director: people, and starts a long journey. Her Jon Hoefer travels also take her to Basel. After front cover photo: © alexandra mizrahi (www.mizrahiphotography.com) an exhausting walk through the city, she puts down her shield, lance, and For more information about subscribing or advertising – please contact us: suitcase, places her cloak over the [email protected] www.facebook.com/basellifemagazine railing, rests, and looks contempla- www.basellife.com tively down-river over the Rhein.” BASEL LIFE MAGAZINE / BASEL FAMILY GmbH © Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. It is our goal to provide valuable, timely information to our readers. The opinions expressed in the articles in this magazine are those of the contributing authors and do not reflect those of other members of the editorial staff and of any organizations or agencies distributing this magazine. Though we make every attempt to provide accurate information, we cannot be held respon- sible if any event is cancelled, postponed, or modified. We encourage readers to contact the event organizers or their websites to obtain the most current event information. Please note: No part of this periodical may be duplicated in any fashion, or redistributed in any written language, without permission from the executive staff at Basel Family GmbH. If you have any questions, contact Basel Family GmbH staff at: [email protected]. 2 Basel Life Magazine / www.basellife.com photo credit: © jon hoefer July/August 2015 3 Feature Event historical text from 1470/1474, but without a date. Subsequently, a Despite the uncertainty regarding its historical veracity, the Swiss historian in the middle of the 16th century dated the oath to Rütli-Schwur is deeply embedded in Swiss folklore as a symbol of the November 8, 1307, and it was considered founding of the confederation. Artistic repre- the birth hour of the Swiss confederation sentations of the three “Eidgenossen” (oath Happy 724th Birthday, until the late 19th century, when the move- takers) abound throughout Switzerland, and ment to recognize the charter from 1291 as in fact, in German the Swiss people as a whole the founding document gained momentum. are still often referred to as “Eidgenossen.” The issue is muddled even further by the The Rütli meadow itself was bought by the Switzerland! fact that the Rütli-Schwur features promi- Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft nently in Friedrich Schiller’s play “William (Swiss Society for the Common Good) in 1859 Tell,” where it includes Tell—in all likeli- to preserve it as a historical site and was hood an entirely fictional figure—as one of later turned over to the government as an the three men taking the oath. inalienable gift. areas, but are also very crowded. Afterwards, the party contin- ues on both sides of the river as well as on the stretch between Schifflände and Marktplatz until about 02:00. Celebrations in Bruderholz—August 1 Basel’s official National Day celebration since 1979 takes place at the base of the water tower in Bruderholz. The grounds open at 18:00, and the ringing of the bells of Tituskirche at 19:50 marks Celebrating Swiss National Day the beginning of an evening of celebration with traditional and modern music and dance groups, other entertainment, lighting of Swiss National Day is typically celebrated at the community a bonfire, and ending with a big fireworks display at 22:15 (they level, with local festivals, parades, music, speeches, bonfires, fire- have a specially reserved area where you can set off After 1291, similar charters were signed between other cantons, and Swiss National Day Celebrations works, singing of the national anthem, and the like. Private homes your own fireworks). Visit their website for over the centuries, additional cantons joined the pact between the The Schweizer Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) is celebrated as well as public buildings are decorated with flags, and you will a complete schedule of the evening’s original three, ultimately leading to today’s nation. Because the annually on August 1. It is actually the only secular federal holiday that find many party supplies featuring the Swiss Cross in all stores events; all are welcome. development of Switzerland was such a long process (only in 1815 is celebrated on the same day in the entire country; all other national weeks in advance. There is no official central event, although a cer- did it acquire today’s borders), it wasn’t until after the formation of http://bundesfeierbasel.ch holidays are of a religious nature. This means that on August 1, all emony commemorating the Rütli-Schwur and the inception of the the current federal state in 1848 that an official “founding date” was companies, stores, banks, and offices are closed and public transport confederation has been held at the Rütli meadow on August 1 even considered. This eventually happened in 1891, on the occasion will run on a holiday schedule. However, in Basel the celebration of- since 1942, often with keynote speeches delivered by high-ranking Riehen of the 600th anniversary of the signing of the original charter, and in ficially starts the evening before. But before we summarize the actual public personalities. Also, throughout Switzerland church bells that year, August 1 was first celebrated as a national holiday. At the August 1 celebrations in this area, let’s take a brief look at the history behind the will be ringing at 20:00. time, however, it was not a regular annual holiday. Only from 1899 Sarasin Park is the location for the National Day celebration Swiss National Day. Many people also have their private barbecue parties and/or onwards was August 1 regularly considered the Swiss National Day— in the municipality of Riehen.
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