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Holidays & Traditions
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...
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...
Winter Holiday Traditions in Luxembourg
Did you get treats or a twig? Many Luxembourg Americans celebrate St. Nicholas Day, but for most of us, Santa Claus’s visit on Christmas Eve has always been the highlight of our holidays. In the Grand Duchy, however, Niklosdag or Kleeserchersdag is the main...
Luxembourg Traditions: All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day
Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated Halloween. Our secularized, commercialized version of “All Hallows’ Eve” has grown in popularity in Luxembourg but seasonal traditions in Luxembourg have deep roots that go back centuries. In Luxembourg, people celebrate...



