Fool moon
Masks, music - and mohawks.
The long winter nights are coming to an end and for the inhabitants of Lucerne the carnival period is beginning. Dirty Thursday marks the start of the annual craziness. (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo.ch)
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