Luxembourg

Small but trilingual, the Grand Duchy preserves a distinctive Germanic language and rooted folk and religious customs.

Spirituality & rites Language & oral Food & cooking Crafts

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Dancing procession of Echternach

Dancing procession of Echternach

A centuries-old hopping procession honouring Saint Willibrord, inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List.

Spirituality & rites

Luxembourgish language

Luxembourgish language

A Moselle-Franconian tongue that is the national language alongside French and German, used in daily life and media.

Language & oral

Kniddelen dumplings

Kniddelen dumplings

Flour dumplings served with bacon, a homely staple of Luxembourgish country cooking.

Emaischen whistle market

Emaischen whistle market

An Easter Monday folk market where bird-shaped clay whistles called Péckvillchen are sold, a tradition of the capital.