Abstract
Article looks at the annual "Day of the Bear", which takes place in Klein Basel, from the perspective of performance theory and civic religion. Its relationship to the Vogel-Gryff procession as a ritual of contention is described.
Article looks at the annual "Day of the Bear", which takes place in Klein Basel, from the perspective of performance theory and civic religion. Its relationship to the Vogel-Gryff procession as a ritual of contention is described.