Details:
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Luxembourg's traditional Octave Pilgrimage will be held online this year from 2 to 17 May 2020.
The Ministry of Culture and the Luxembourg Commission for UNESCO have opted for a digital presentation of this year's Octave, which is one of four registered national intangible history traditions (alongside the Éimaischen, the Procession of Echternach and the Schueberfouer).
This digital version of the Octave, the annual pilgrimate in honour of the Virgin Mary, together with the Maertchen follows the recent “Digital Éimaischen”, held on Easter Monday. The partners for this project are the iHist Institute of the University of Luxembourg, the Photothèque of the City of Luxembourg, the Archdiocese, the CNA and the Luxemburger Wort.
Since this is a living, interactive project, personal photos and souvenirs can be shared with the hashtag #DigitalIKI. Videos and photographs, story maps, interactive quizzes and little-known facts about the Octave will be online from 2 May 2020 on the website of Intangible Heritage Luxembourg (www.iki.lu) and the social media channels of the Luxembourg Commission for UNESCO.
Schedule (subject to change):
- 2 May: History of the Mäertchen
- 3 May: Patron Saints Quiz
- 6 May: The history of the Octave Pilgrimage
- 10 May: Pilgrims from Luxembourg and the Greater Region
- 13 May: The Glacis Chapel
- 17 May: Story Map about the Closing Procession
Venue: Online
Organiser: Ville de Luxembourg
Price: n/a
Reservations: n/a
