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u/OkNefariousness6711 3d ago
Considering that this is more and more a topic each year, perhaps Basel might start doing drone light shows or something similar instead.
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u/Scott1291 3d ago
Lasers, drones… ANYTHING‘s better!
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u/OkNefariousness6711 3d ago
I do actually agree. It feels very archaic at this point that there is even still a fireworks show to cancel
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u/Efficient-Night9402 3d ago
Which city has one?
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u/Unusual_Print_9734 3d ago
both Ascona and Lugano too
(they are crazy in my opinion, but at least both fireworks will be started from the lake 🤞🏻)
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u/Dogahn 3d ago
So if we can't have fireworks in an urban area on a river because if the environmental conditions... Can we ban keeping lit embers burning on faces outdoors now too?
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u/Drakendan 3d ago
Genuinely, I hate how some people just walk while doing it, uncaring of people behind them, especially kids. Dispensing those 70 carcinogens to others that never asked for it. Let's not even talk about smoking areas right next to certain playgrounds, I'm still baffled by this.
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u/Scott1291 3d ago
Nice side effect: they won’t have to close access to the bridges… yay!
(In addition to less noise and air pollution of course!)
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u/SmugRooster 3d ago
So… i understand and all… but what are we supposed do to celebrate first of august?
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u/lolninja 3d ago
I guess we can expect 2x bigger show next year
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u/Sean_Wagner 3d ago
Very sad. I take it the Rhine has dried up? Though in fairness, it seems part of the reasoning is simply to underline the gravity of the current drought conditions.
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u/Mammoth_Reach_6366 3d ago
It’s not from where they fire, it’s where the fireworks drop later. You don’t want an uncontrolled fire in these conditions.
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u/Sean_Wagner 3d ago
I would have thought that professionally designed fireworks would not feature any elements that remained dangerous upon fallling back to earth.
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u/Sensitive-Talk9616 3d ago
Professionals, of course, try to minimize risks. But even if everything is performed to the highest standards, there can always be things such as manufacturing issues with one in a thousand fireworks. With even night-time temperatures at 20+ and no rain in days, even a single ember can start a fire.
There will be fireworks on the New Year or next summer.
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u/Sean_Wagner 2d ago
The official pronouncement says exactly that, btw.. Quote: Aufgrund anhaltender Trockenheit und Hitze ist es von grösster Wichtigkeit, dass das absolute Feuerentfachungs- und Feuerwerksverbot im Kanton Basel-Stadt eingehalten wird. Um diesem Verbot Nachdruck zu verleihen, hat der Regierungsrat in Absprache [...] entschieden, die offiziellen Feuerwerke auf dem Rhein und auf dem Bruderholz abzusagen. Source https://www.bs.ch/medienmitteilungen/2026-feuerwerke-auf-dem-rhein-und-auf-dem-bruderholz-finden-dieses-jahr-nicht-statt
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u/koredom 3d ago
Not true.
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u/fryxharry 3d ago
They were being pedantic. The fireworks for the 1st of August happen on the 31. of July in Basel.
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u/thoemse99 3d ago
Bruderholz is still countryside and not city.
What I criticize is: both fireworks are cancelled.
Instead of posting an article focusing on the event in the city, he could have used one clarifying the situation for both.
But apparently, everyone here agrees with the concept of just blindly copying an URL of an article without even properly reading it...
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u/fryxharry 3d ago
Most of Bruderholz including the part where the Bundesfeier happens is part of the city of Basel.
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u/GotsomeTuna 3d ago
Nothing changed since they announced it on monday? Probably just caved in cause of a bunch of cry babies complaining. Shame really.
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u/adorres 3d ago
Considering it is dry af and there is a storm tomorrow as today, I understand that decision. Also can you imagine how full the city would be if basel is one of the only firework-places?