The procession is inscribed in 2010 as hopping procession of Echternach on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Echternach Basilica and a statue of St. Willibrord. Each year, on the Tuesday of Pentecost (a Christian religious festival), the hopping procession of Echternach (Iechternacher Sprangprëssioun) takes place in the medieval town centre of Echternach, the oldest city in Luxembourg. The Hopping Procession of Echternach.
Documented since the year 1100, the procession is founded on the cult of Saint Willibrord, a monk...[contact-form-7 id="69388" title="Newsletter subscribe"]
Different means of transport enable everyone to travel easily inside Luxembourg. The global, participative, engagement platform for everything heritage. Pilgrims from this Diocese gathered on Tuesday last with about 12,000 other Christians from Roman Catholic, Anglican, Old Catholic and Orthodox traditions to remember the life of St Willibrord and celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. In our online shop you will find a wide selection of all issues of our “Luxembourg Card”, giving you free admission to over 60 tourist attractions. Supported by UNESCO.Each year, on the Tuesday of Pentecost (a Christian religious festival), the hopping procession of Echternach No photos here yet. On Whit Tuesday each year, the ancient abbey town of Echternach is the scene for the hopping procession, called the ' Sprangprëssessioun '. Watch the Hopping procession of Echternach ( Peuky Barone-Wagener / LFT) This UNESCO-listed site of Luxembourg is very different to the usual – but certainly worth watching, or even joining in with. It may also be seen as a sign of human joy, inspired by the love of God. Each year, on the Tuesday of Pentecost (a Christian religious festival), the hopping procession of Echternach (Iechternacher Sprangprëssioun) takes place in the medieval town centre of Echternach, the oldest city in Luxembourg. As you have to hop on the spot during a halt, some people thought that the procession was drifting backwards and forward, which is why some believed this to be the original dancing form and why some groups started hopping this way in the 19th century until it was banned during the Second World War. The traditional hopping procession of Echternach will not take place this year. We will all think of the Hopping Procession with a lot of nostalgia and we are already looking forward to a joint procession in 2021. Find some inspiration and travel tips for your next Luxembourg stay in this blog. Different means of transport enable everyone to travel easily inside Luxembourg. Echternach has developed a strong tourism industry centred on the procession, which draws many thousands of tourists and pilgrims from around the world.