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“Sights and attractions”
 
Over a thousand years of history
Over a thousand years of history
Key dates in the history of Luxembourg
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Outstanding sites
Luxembourg, old quarters and fortifications
“The Family of Man” exhibition
The Dancing Procession
Tippësch Lëtzebuerg (Typically Luxembourg)
A strong national identity
Origins of the territory
Archeological Tours
The Grand Ducal Palace
Visits of historic castles
Visits of ruins of castles
Military Architecture
Religious heritage
Religious heritage: Thematic visits
Main places of pilgrimage and useful information
Charming towns and villages
Parks and Gardens
The Valley of the seven Chateaux
Museums of agriculture, viticulture and nature
Discovery Trails
Military History
Military history: Thematic trails
European melting pot
A real melting-pot in Europe
Museums of art
The cradle of Europe
Architecture
REMUS, the portal site for the museums of the Greater Region
Industrial culture
A rich and varied industrial heritage
Museums of Industry
Museums of Transport and Trade
Museum of Art and Handicraft
Thematic walks
Events
Express yourself through celebration
Concerts, Events and Festivals
Places of events
Summer open air events
Popular traditions
Literature
Cinemas
Index of Museums, Galleries and Castles
Museums of Art
Museums of agriculture, viticulture and nature
Museums of Industry
Museums of Transport and Trade
Museum of Art and Handicraft
The Grand Ducal Palace and historic castles
Visits of historic castles
Visits of ruins of castles
The Valley of the seven Chateaux

The Dancing Procession

Echternach, already famous for its Benedictine abbey founded by St. Willibrord (698), which experienced its days of splendour in the Middle Ages thanks to its gold illumination studios, owes its world renown to its Dancing Procession. Every year on Whit Tuesday, thousands of pilgrims and spectators gather to participate in this unique cultural phenomenon in honour of the abbey’s founder. What makes this procession distinctive is that it enables the entire body to be involved in prayer: proceeding by dancing back and forth to the beat of an endlessly repeated polka melody constitutes a unique expression of Christian joy.



Today, some 12,000 to 14,000 pilgrims, including 8,000 to 9,000 dancers, take part in the procession, which takes them to the tomb of the patron saint located in the crypt of the papal basilica in the heart of the abbey city of Echternach.

In the museum of the baroque abbey, the information and documentation centre on the dancing procession, and the lapidary museum, visitors and pilgrims can see the distinctive features of the basilica, the abbey, its scriptorium and the procession whose origins have been lost in the mists of time.


  
 
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