EVENTS FOR CARNIVAL & ASH
WEDNESDAY
2013
Introduction
For a summary of Carnival in Luxembourg, click
here.
Pre-Weekend
Carnival Events
Yuppi Carnival Ball (children)
February 7
14:00-17:00
Cactus Inn
Restaurant
Belle
Etoile Shopping Center
Bertrange
Children can come dressed in costume and enjoy
a party, complete with clowns, games and treats. And of course, Yuppi, the
Cactus mascot, will be there.
Carnival Sunday (Fuessonnden)
10
February
Diekirch Cavalcade
14:30-18:00, followed by party
Begins:
route de Gilsdorf
Program details: The Diekirch Cavalcade dates back to 1870 and
is one of the most important Carnival events in Luxembourg. Approximately 1,800 people will participate
in the procession, including their mascot, Willi the Donkey. More than 25,000 spectators are expected this
year. The procession begins at 14:30 on route de Gilsdorf and ends around 18:00
at the Centre Culturel “Aal Seeërei,” where there will be music (from 16:00),
followed by a dance after the awards ceremony (19:00). There will be tombola
(raffle) prizes, as well as prizes awarded to cavalcade groups based on best
quality, originality, ambiance and number of participants. You can also buy a
limited edition ceramic likeness of Willi the Donkey (~15 cm), created by
Luxembourg artist Roger Leiner.
Tickets: Tickets for the party cost 6€ per person (5€ pre-sale) and include one tombola ticket.
Children under 12 years go free. Tickets
are sold by local business establishments (none specified on the website) and
at the door.
Getting there: The
use of public transportation is strongly advised. CFL will run a specially
designated train between Rodange and Diekirch, which will make stops through
many of the major towns along the way, including Bettembourg, Esch/Alzette and
Luxembourg City. There also will be shuttle buses (navettes) running between
Echternach and Diekirch and Ettelbruck and Diekirch. Parking will be free in designated areas of
Ettelbruck, Ingeldorf, Erpelding, and Gilsdorf, where you also can catch a free
shuttle bus to Diekirch (usually starting at 12:30 noon). See www.cavalcade.lu for full details, including timetables of the trains, buses and shuttle buses.
The site also lists recommended areas for parking directly in Diekirch.
Carnival Monday (Fuesméinden)
11
February
LUXEMBOURG:
Carnival Monday is a semi-public holiday (jour férié d'usage) in
Luxembourg, meaning some businesses, shops and services may be closed at the
discretion of the employer.
Carnival party and costume competition
(children)
13:00-17:00
City
Concorde Shopping Center
Bertrange
City Concorde will host a carnival party for
children, including face painting, balloon sculptures and coloring
workshop. As part of their Grand
Concours de Déguisements (costume competition), a photographer will capture
photos of willing participants and post them on the Cora City Concorde Facebook page. People can go to the Facebook page and vote on their favorite costume. Three
winners will be chosen, two of whom will win a trip to Disneyland Paris, and a
third who will win a 250€ gift certificate for the toy department at the Cora
Hypermarket.
GERMANY:
Carnival Monday, known as Rose Monday (Rosenmontag) in Germany, is also
a semi-public holiday in Trier and other parts of Germany. Many shops, museums,
restaurants, and even gas stations will be CLOSED or have limited hours in the
morning.
Rose Monday Parade, Trier, Germany
12:11 noon until +/-16:00, followed by party
Begins:
Medardstraße (near the St. Matthias Abbey)
Ends: Trier Arena, Castelforstestraße
Trier will host a festive parade
(Rosenmontagsumzug) in the inner city beginning at 12:11 noon (it is the
tradition in Germany to start all important Carnival events at 11 minutes past
the hour). The parade lasts three to four hours. According to the Trier City
Tourist Office, the best place to watch the parade is on the Hauptmarkt (Main
Market Square). If you are interested in watching somewhere else along the
route, the parade starts on the Medardstraße (near the St. Matthias Abbey), and
continues along the Saarstraße—Neustraße—Brotstraße--Hauptmarkt (Main Market
Square)—Simeonstraße (toward the Porta Nigra)—across the road to Paulinstraße,
and ending at the Trier Arena on Castelforstestraße, where a party begins at
14:00. More details about this and other Carnival events in Trier can be found
on the Trier City Tourist Office website.
FRANCE and BELGIUM: All stores, restaurants and
other businesses will have normal hours during the week of Carnival. Please
note that in ARLON, Belgium, they have a Carnival Cavalcade (parade) at the
beginning of March (details in upcoming announcements).
Carnival Tuesday (Mardi Gras,
Fuesdënschdeg)
12
February
Children’s
carnival parade and costume competition
15:00
Auchan
Shopping Center
Kirchberg
Children can take part in a Carnival parade
dressed in costume. The parade starts at 15:00 in front of the Espace Enfants
(childcare center) on the upper level next to the hypermarket entrance.
Afterward, a jury of shoppers will select their favorite costumes. Winners will
receive prizes, including gifts and gift certificates from the various shops at
Auchan, including a 50€ certificate for the toy department in the Auchan Hypermarket.
Snacks will be served afterward across from the glass elevator (lift) to say
“thanks” to all the participants. Details here.
Ash Wednesday (Aschermëttwoch)
13
February
Stréimännchen, Remich
19:30
Ends: pont de Remich (Remich
bridge)
Every year
on Ash Wednesday, the town of Remich holds an event called Stréimännchen, which
is a celebration mixing Catholic and pagan elements. On the one hand, it marks
the end of the Carnival season and the beginning of Lent; and on the other,
it’s yet another ritual--like Buergbrennen
(see below)—intended to chase away the winter and welcome in the
spring. Stréimännchen is Luxembourgish
for “straw man” (in leap year, it’s a Stréifrächen, a straw woman), and this
celebration is unique to Remich. It
begins with a procession led by torch-carrying town officials and a marching
band, in which they carry the Stréimännchen through the streets of the village,
down to the bridge that crosses the Moselle River into Germany. There, they set
the straw man on fire and let him fall into the river. Anyone, young and old, can take part in the
procession, which is scheduled to begin at 19:30 in front of the Café "Beim Fuesend."
Lent (Faaschtenzäit)
Most of the Carnival
cavalcades in Luxembourg (and nearby Belgium) take place during Lent. Click on
the town to see details of this year’s event.
Early Lent
Esch-sur-Alzette
Schifflange: Usually on the
same weekend of Buergbrennen (see
below).
Arlon, Belgium
Bretzels Sonndeg. Several Carnival parades take place on Bretzels Sonndeg, which marks halfway point of Lent.
Pétange
Remich
Wasserbillig
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