A foreign couple who fused various Christmas figures for the sake of their three confused children have been visited by the grotesque character they imagined, according to various accounts. Tavren and Elira Sarunai relocated to Luxembourg in March. Prior to that, they had never been to Europe or the Americas, and they had derived most […]
The plastic deposit token is what stands between us and anarchy
Moien, bonjour, and hello. How was your Glühwein, your vin chaud? How do you call it in English? Hot wine? No. Mulled wine, yes, that’s it. Did you enjoy it? You would like to get your deposit back? Wonderful. I will take the mug, but please also give me the – how do you say […]
Ghost of beheaded St. Valentine wishes couple a romantic evening
The ghost of St. Valentine, who according to legend was ordered to be beheaded by Roman emperor Claudius II in the third century, has shown up in Luxembourg to wish a local couple a happy, romantic dinner in his honor. The headless specter, wearing the same clothes as on that day more than 1,700 years […]
3 Wise Men from Luxembourg planned to bring Jesus gifts of ‘fuel, cigarettes, and booze’
Suggesting that Luxembourg almost ended up playing a role in the Nativity, a historian says that three local wise men bearing gifts also set off to Bethlehem. In contrast to the better-known Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, the three Luxembourgish Magi Gibbes, Metti, and Battes are understood to have departed for the East carrying presents of […]
New Year’s Eve party thrown totally off-balance by presence of single friend
A New Year’s Eve party in Luxembourg City was thrown off-balance and never recovered after the inclusion of a partnerless friend. Ian Fink and Pauline Morier invited Ali Zorba, 29, more than a month ago, giving only passing thought to the implications of his singleness. The damning asymmetry revealed itself the moment Zorba arrived and […]
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