Lucerne kicks off Swiss carnival season

Thousands of masked and costumed people have thronged the streets of Lucerne for the launch of the Swiss city's carnival. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The so-called 'Dirty Thursday' was launched at 5am with traditional Guuggenmusigen and Brother Fritschi, the legendary figure of Lucerne's carnival, being greeted by the boisterous crowd. The procession then marched through the historic old town as snack stands opened their doors to cater for the carnival revellers. The carnival in Lucerne continues until the night of Ash Wednesday. Translated from German by AI/mga How we work We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. The news stories we select have been written and carefully ...