PRINTEMPS FESTIVAL
Occurrence: 2008-03-01 - 2008-06-04
Venue: Luxembourg City
Description: Luxembourg's annual Printemps Festival, held at concert venues throughout the city, invites an eclectic mix of internationally acclaimed jazz and world music artists to wow the capital
THE DANCING PROCESSION, St WILLIBRORD FESTIVAL
Occurrence:Jun 2008 (annual)
Country: Echternach
Description:In a custom dating at least as far back as far as the death of St Willibrord (AD739), pilgrims in Echternach dance for the purging of their sins. Participants congregate in the square in front of the town's abbey and dance to the sound of a huge 16th-century bell, parading through the streets of the town and up a staircase to visit the remains of the saint, preserved in the Basilica.
NATIONAL DAY
When: Jun 2008(annual)
Country: Luxembourg
Description: Towards the end of June the Grand Duchy celebrates its National Day. Rather like New Year's Eve, the National Day party is held the night before (22 June). The capital is hopping and a traditional torchlight parade takes place after sundown in the city centre, while spectacular fireworks are set off from the bridge over the Petrusse Valley.
WINE MUSEUM
When: Apr - Oct 2008, not Mon(annual)
Where: Wine museum
Description: This museum dedicated to the grape and its delicious juice is housed in a former vintner's demesne on the banks of the river Moselle. |
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