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Here are some of the dates that light up Luxembourg's cultural and social life.Cultural and social life
Traditional and popular festivals: 6 January: ‘Dräikinneksdag’ (Epiphany) the day when Luxembourgers eat the traditional Twelfth Night pastry. Whoever finds the bean hidden inside the cake is made ‘king’ or ‘queen’ for the day.
‘Liichtmëss’ (Candlemass): In the evening children carrying ‘Liichtebengelchen’ [light sticks] go around their neighbourhood singing a traditional song at the houses they visit. In return, they receive sweets.
The Luxembourg carnival, known as ‘Fuesent’, traditionally begins on Candlemass (2 February) and ends on ‘Aschermëttwoch’ (Ash Wednesday, 8 March).
In mid-March, the villagers of many villages celebrate ‘Buergbrennen’: They burn a large wooden figure, symbolising the end of winter and the start of spring.
Buergbrennen
On Maundy Thursday, children take a wooden box called ‘Emaischen’, which makes a noise. This is called going ‘klibberen’. A traditional pottery and folklore festival is held every Easter Monday in Luxembourg City and Nospelt. The special objects to be bought are ceramic bird whistles and flutes called ‘Péckvillercher’.
In the last week of April and first week of May there is the ‘Octave’ and ‘Märtchen’(small market).
National holiday: On 23 June the people of Luxembourg have a public holiday to celebrate the Grand Duke’s birthday.
Wine festivals: many towns and villages along the Moselle organise a wine festival between July and September.
'Schueberfouer': each year, on Saint Barthélémy’s Eve (23 August), a great fair is set up in the carpark on the Glacis at Limpertsberg in Luxembourg City.
‘Nikloosdaag’: the festival of Saint Nicholas is celebrated on 6 December, when children receive presents from St. Nicholas, accompanied by ‘Père Fouettard’, dressed in black and brandishing sticks to punish children who have not been well-behaved during the year.
‘Hämmelsmarsch’: throughout the year, Luxembourgish brass bands dressed in traditional costumes and accompanied by real sheep, play the ‘Hämmelsmarsch’ in villages holding a fair.
Traditional game: skittles
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