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Prehistoric cave art shows weird new arrival smiling at everyone

March 5, 2021

Luxembourg cave art

Proving that newcomers to Luxembourg have always brought foolish customs from their homelands, recently discovered cave art in the capital depicts a new arrival smiling at everyone.  The figure, shown with what appears to be an Ibex-hide suitcase and a stone tablet on which he’s going to scatch images of Luxembourg City to share on […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, Luxembourg History

Melusina was probably a salamander, say biologists

March 1, 2021

Melusina salamander

Following centuries of insistence that the legendary Melusina was a woman who happened to have a fish tail, scientists now say it’s pretty clear she was probably more like a salamander. “It’s not because I’ve got a PhD in biology that I can say she was an amphibian,” said Dr. Claudine Max of the University […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Luxembourg History

9 fun facts about the Schueberfouer

September 1, 2019

Luxembourg’s most popular fair, the Schueberfouer, started off with a bang last week.  Impress your friends with these fun facts. The first Schueberfouer was held in 1340, and the stink of the first batch of deep-fried fish can still be smelled near the site of the original fair on the Plateau St. Esprit.  Prior to […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Luxembourg History, Luxembourgish Customs, RTL Today, Schueberfouer

Fun facts about Luxembourg’s National Day

June 22, 2019

National Day Luxembourg

Luxembourg’s National Day is celebrated every year on June 23. Impress your friends by sharing these fun facts. Although June 23 has never been the birthday of any ruler of Luxembourg, it was the date selected in 1961 to be the official royal birthday, meaning that all future grand dukes and grand duchesses are now […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Holidays, Luxembourg History, RTL Today

Local fish demand ‘anatomically correct’ Melusina

April 2, 2019

Luxembourg fish demand Melusina that is anatomically correct

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Complaining that the mythical half-fish, half-woman Melusina is always represented as mostly woman, a group of local fish are demanding an end to depictions of her that aren’t “anatomically correct.” On Tuesday afternoon, at least 20 fish gathered on the banks of the Alzette in the Grund near a statue of Melusina where […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxembourg History, Luxembourgish Customs

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