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La Fête Nationale Luxembourgeoise

Luxembourg’s National Day is the equivalent of America’s July 4th. There’s booze, grilled food, fireworks and bands. The party starts on the eve of the actual holiday around 10 p.m. and goes all night, you need your jacket because the June temps are only in the sixties and there’s always a threat of rain – […]

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Fête Nationale

  Fête nationale: Luxembourg’s biggest party of the year was last night, the eve of National Day, the observed birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte who reigned from 1919-1964. The grand duchess was actually born on January 23, 1896, but the holiday was conveniently moved to a warmer month. I was told this night is a […]

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