Whit Tuesday , the procession in Echternach, Luxembourg
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St. Willibrord giving his blessing, in front of the abbey, Echternach, Luxembourg.
The people are waiting to start the hopping procession.
Here you can see the bone of St. Willibrord in the shrine.
For 2020, the date would be 02/06/2020.
This year (2020) the event will be virtual.
Submitted: 05/06/2020
Accepted: 10/06/2020
Published:
- Bolshaya Rossiyskaya entsiklop (Russian Federation) 03-Dec-2021
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The dancing procession of Echternach is an annual Roman Catholic dancing procession held at Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach's is the last traditional dancing procession in Europe.
The procession is held every Whit Tuesday around the streets of the city of Echternach. It honours Willibrord, the patron saint of Luxembourg, who established the Abbey of Echternach. Echternach has developed a strong tourism industry centred on the procession, which draws many thousands of tourists and pilgrims from around the world. The procession is inscribed in 2010 as hopping procession of Echternach on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Whit Tuesday , the procession in Echternach, Luxembourg
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
St. Willibrord giving his blessing, in front of the abbey, Echternach, Luxembourg.
The people are waiting to start the hopping procession.
Here you can see the bone of St. Willibrord in the shrine.
For 2020, the date would be 02/06/2020.
This year (2020) the event will be virtual.
Submitted: 05/06/2020
Accepted: 10/06/2020
Published:
- Bolshaya Rossiyskaya entsiklop (Russian Federation) 03-Dec-2021
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The dancing procession of Echternach is an annual Roman Catholic dancing procession held at Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach's is the last traditional dancing procession in Europe.
The procession is held every Whit Tuesday around the streets of the city of Echternach. It honours Willibrord, the patron saint of Luxembourg, who established the Abbey of Echternach. Echternach has developed a strong tourism industry centred on the procession, which draws many thousands of tourists and pilgrims from around the world. The procession is inscribed in 2010 as hopping procession of Echternach on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.