This article lists the practices listed in UNESCO intangible cultural heritage to Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Understand
Luxembourg is a State Party to the Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage which it approved on January 31, 2006.
The country has two practices listed on the "representative list of intangible cultural heritage From UNESCO. Registered since 2010, it is part of both the fields of "social practices, rituals and festive events" and "performing arts".
No additional practice is included in the "register of best practices for safeguarding culture "Or on the"emergency backup list ».
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Representative list
| Convenient | Year | Domain | Description | Drawing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dancing procession of Echternach | 2010 | * social practices, rituals and festive events * Performing Arts | Every year, Pentecost Tuesday (Christian religious holiday), takes place in the medieval city center of Echternach, the oldest city in Luxembourg, the dancing procession of Echternach (Iechternacher Sprangprëssioun). Documented as early as 1100, the procession is based on the cult of Saint Willibrord, monk and founder of the Abbey of Echternach, revered for his missionary activities, his benefits and his gift for curing certain diseases. Despite the Church's opposition due to the pagan elements of the procession, its successive bans did not prevent its extension to the entire region and to all social categories. The procession begins early in the morning in the courtyard of the old abbey, in the presence of the highest ecclesiastical authorities of the country and many other countries. The singers recite litanies, followed by some 8,000 dancers, divided into 45 groups according to a ritual passed down from generation to generation. It ends with a service in the basilica. The current procession is a religious event deeply rooted in tradition expressed through prayer, song and dance, a historical form of worship. Nowadays, the procession, supported by the civil and religious authorities, meets an increasing success in spite of the secularization, with on average each year 13,000 pilgrims from Luxembourg and neighboring regions. |  |
| The musical art of horn sounders, an instrumental technique linked to singing, mastery of the breath, vibrato, the resonance of places and conviviality | 2020 | social practices, rituals and festive events | The musical art of horn sounders, an instrumental technique linked to singing, mastery of the breath, vibrato, resonance of places and conviviality brings together the techniques and skills that a bell ringer mobilizes to play the horn. The accuracy and quality of the notes produced are influenced by the breath of the musician and the instrumental technique is based on the bodily mastery of the bell ringer. The instrument's timbre is clear and piercing, especially in the highs, and the instrument's sonic range is based on natural resonance with rich overtones. Of twelve notes, its tessitura authorizes a composition with a singing melody, accompanied by a second voice and harmonized with a bass score. An integral part of the art of the trumpet, singing allows the musician to develop cohesion and conviviality. The trumpet ringing is a performative art, open to musical creativity and practiced during festive moments. Brought together by their common fascination for this instrumental music, the ringers come from all socio-cultural backgrounds. This very great social mix is one of the markers of the current practice of the horn. Education in the practice is traditionally oral and imitative. However, the bell-ringers rarely learn on their own: musical practice is often acquired through "trumpet schools". Trumpet music maintains a vast, lively and dynamic musical repertoire that has never ceased to enrich itself since the seventeenth century. The feeling of belonging and continuity derives from the interpretation of a common repertoire, partly inherited from history and which promotes intercultural and international dialogue. |  |
Register of Best Safeguarding Practices
The country has no practices included in the register.
Emergency backup list
Luxembourg does not have any practice requiring emergency safeguarding.
