Fool moon
Masks, music - and mohawks.
This content was published on March 3, 2011 - 14:08
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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