Bretzelsonndeg: A Celebration of Love
Bretzelsonndeg, or Pretzel Sunday, which takes place on the fourth Sunday of Lent, was traditionally celebrated by young men offering a sweet puff pastry called a bretzel (pretzel) to a women as a token of his love. If the woman reciprocated the feelings, she would...
Preserving the History of Luxembourg Stone Buildings
John Barnich – Celestin Antoine stone house in Lake Church, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Luxembourg Legacy launches effort to document Luxembourg stone structures in US Luxembourg Legacy is undertaking the important labor of love of documenting all the Luxembourgish...
Artists Capture Beauty of Luxembourg
Monique and Guy Scholtes with Kevin Wester pose for a photo in Luxembourg. Luxembourg Legacy is proud to partner with Luxembourg husband-and-wife artists Guy and Monique Scholtes, who have exhibited their work throughout Luxembourg for decades. Monique, who has been...
Genealogy Corner
In this month’s Genealogy Corner, we introduce one of the best resources for Luxembourg genealogical research: Luxroots genealogy and research database. Luxroots, Luxembourg’s largest genealogical database with more than 800,000 birth,...
Dual Citizen Insights
When is Luxembourg Going to a 10-Year Passport? About a year ago, the National Passport Office in Luxembourg City shared with Luxembourg Legacy that they would be going to a 10-year passport in the fall of 2025. We asked for an update in early autumn and were told the...
Best-Kept Luxembourg Secrets: Flex Carsharing
If you want to avoid paying outrageous rental car fees (plus parking) and you need a car for a short trip or just a day or two, Flex Carsharing by CFL, Luxembourg’s public railroad company, is the perfect solution. Just download the easy-to-use...
Celebrating Light and Levity Before Lent
Children in Luxembourg carry lanterns, or Liichtëbengelcher, house to house to ask for treats and money on Liichtmëssdag. Three festive Luxembourgish traditions fall in February this year Easter falls on April 5 this year—a little more than two weeks earlier than last...
Noteworthy Dual Citizen Jim Stemper
Third-generation in the family business, Jim Stemper is president of T.H. Stemper Co., which was established in 1911. Posted by Mary Bolich This article is fourth in a series on Luxembourg Americans who have gone through the process of reclamation of Luxembourg...
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