Walking tour of Echternach, Grevenmacher Region, Luxembourg
Echternach is a commune with city status in the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.
Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town (current population 4,610) in Luxembourg.
It grew around the walls of the Abbey of Echternach, which was founded in 698 by St. Willibrord, an English monk from Ripon, Northumbria (in present-day North Yorkshire, England), who became the first bishop of Utrecht and worked to christianize the Frisians. As bishop, he was the Echternach monastery's abbot until his death in 739. It is in his honour that the dancing procession takes place annually on Whit Tuesday.
The river Sauer that flows past the town now forms the border between Luxembourg and Germany; in the later Roman Empire and under the Merovingians by contrast, the Sauer did not form a border or march in this area. The Roman villa at Echternach (traces of which were rediscovered in 1975) was reputed to be the largest North of the Alps. It was later part of the Electorate of Trier (present-day Germany) and was presented to Willibrord by Irmina (Irmine), daughter of Dagobert II, king of the Franks. Other parts of the Merovingians' Roman inheritance were presented to the Abbey by king of the Franks Pepin the Short.
The picturesque town, still surrounded by its medieval walls with towers, was badly damaged in World War II but was subsequently thoroughly restored.
0:03 - The corner of Rue de La Gare and Rue André Duchscher.
0:33 - Looking down Rue de La Gare.
0:47 - Walking down Rue André Duchscher.
1:08 - Outside the Gothic House (Maison Gothique).
1:54 - One of the old walls of Echternach on Hooveleker Buurchmauer.
2:54 - The house in the tower (Das Haus im Turm).
3:27 - Very old wall of the town on Rue des Redoutés. (4:09) Apartments built into the old wall in 2003.
4:35 - Convoy of motorbikes on Rue du Pont. (4:48) The Garden Pavillon (Parlodrome).
6:03 - Walking down Rue des Ecoliers towards the main square.
6:39 - The main square on Place du Marché with market stalls.
7:06 - Walking back up Rue de La Gare.
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LUXEMBOURG: Echternach town
Echternach, the oldest town in Luxembourg, was founded in 698 by St Willibrord, an English monk from Ripon, Northumbria (in present-day North Yorkshire, England). It lies near the border with Germany.
The picturesque town, still surrounded by its medieval walls with towers, was badly damaged in World War II and has been thoroughly restored.
There are two churches at Echternach. The larger is the Abbey's basilica of St Willibrord, now surrounded by the eighteenth-century abbey (now a school) in the town's historical and cultural centre. The other is the parish church of St Peter and Paul.
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Invention libre sur la ►Marche de la procession dansante ►d'Echternach
Invention libre sur la ►Marche de la procession dansante ►d'Echternach pour l'orgue _ Firmin Decerf joue l'Eisenbarth-Orgue du Dekanatskiirch Woltz (Luxembourg) _ Extrait du Concert du 27. Mai 2012 _
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Willibrord's Abbey of Echternach was a major Christian centre in the Middle Ages, and maintained a famous library and scriptorium. However, it owes its modern fame to the quaint dancing procession. This aspect of the cult of the saint may be traced back almost to the date of his death; among the stream of pilgrims to his tomb in the abbey church have been Emperors Charlemagne, Lothair I, Conrad, and later Maximilian (in 1512).
Catholic historians are reluctant to ascribe any pre-Christian antecedents to the dancing procession, and claim only that its origin cannot be stated with certainty. There might be elements of pagan cult, such as the ones that were criticised by Saint Eligius in the 7th century. Documents of the fifteenth century speak of it as a long-established custom at that time, and a similar dancing procession, which used to take place in the small town of Prüm, in the Eifel, was documented as early as 1342. Legends are told that relate the dancing procession to an averted plague or offer a fable about a condemned fiddler, but the dancing procession to the saint's tomb is an annual ceremony done as an act of penance on behalf of afflicted relations and especially in order to avert epilepsy, Saint Vitus Dance, or convulsions.
The procession took place annually without intermission until 1777. There has been an uneasy relationship with the church hierarchy; in 1777, the music and dancing of the 'dancing saints' were forbidden by Archbishop Wenceslas, who declared that there should only be a pilgrim's procession, and, in 1786, Emperor Joseph II abolished the procession altogether. Attempts were made to revive it ten years later, and, although the French Revolution effectually prevented it, it was recommenced in 1802, and has continued ever since. In 1826, the government tried to change the day to a Sunday, but, since 1830, it has always taken place on Whit Tuesday, a traditional day that, significantly, bears no direct relation to St. Willibrord himself.
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LUXEMBOURG: Vianden town
The town of Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany.
It is known for its impressive castle and beautiful location in the Our valley.
Many people visit Vianden to wander through its hilly, historic streets or as a centre for walking, camping or cycling in the north of Luxembourg.
During the summer months, a chairlift operates from the banks of the river in the lower part of the town taking you high above the castle with magnificent views over the landscape.
Vianden is also remembered as the last place in Luxembourg to be freed from the Germans in World War II in February 1945 when the Americans completed Luxembourg's liberation.
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Bishop Denis Nulty acceptance speech for the Relic of St Willibrord, Echternach, Luxembourg
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La procession dansante d'echternach 2016
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Carlow Pilgrims First Hop in honour of St. Willibrord at Echternach, Luxembourg, June 2017
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La procession dansante d'Echternach
UNESCO : Liste représentative du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité - 2010
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Description : Chaque année, le mardi de la Pentecôte (fête religieuse chrétienne), a lieu dans le centre-ville moyenâgeux d'Echternach, la plus ancienne ville du Luxembourg, la procession dansante d'Echternach ''(Iechternacher Sprangprëssioun)''. Documentée dès l'an 1100, la procession a pour fondement le culte de saint Willibrord, moine et fondateur de l'Abbaye d'Echternach, vénéré pour ses activités missionnaires, ses bienfaits et son don de guérir certaines maladies. Malgré l'opposition de l'Église due aux éléments païens de la procession, ses interdictions successives n'ont pas empêché son extension à la région entière et à toutes les catégories sociales. La procession commence de bon matin dans la cour de l'ancienne abbaye, en présence des plus hautes autorités ecclésiastiques du pays et de nombreux autres pays. Les chanteurs récitent des litanies, suivis de quelque 8 000 danseurs, divisés en 45 groupes selon un rituel transmis de génération en génération. Elle s'achève par un office dans la basilique. La procession actuelle est un événement religieux profondément ancré dans la tradition qui s'exprime par la prière, les chants et la danse, forme historique du culte. De nos jours, la procession, soutenue par les autorités civiles et religieuses, rencontre un succès croissant malgré la sécularisation, avec en moyenne chaque année 13 000 pèlerins provenant du Luxembourg et des régions avoisinantes.
Pays : Luxembourg
© 2008 MCESR (Ministère de la culture, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche)
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Sprangprozessioun zu Iechternach, 17.05.2016
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