Dancing procession of Echternach

Dancing procession of Echternach
Dancers in the procession, May 2008
Date(s)Whit Tuesday
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Echternach, Luxembourg
Hopping procession of Echternach
CountryLuxembourg
DomainsPerforming arts; Social practices, rituals and festive events
Reference00392
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2010 (5th session)
ListRepresentative

The dancing procession of Echternach is an annual Roman Catholic dancing procession held at Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach's is the last traditional dancing procession in Europe.

The procession is held every Whit Tuesday.[1] It honours Willibrord, the patron saint of Luxembourg, who established the Abbey of Echternach. Echternach has developed a strong tourism industry centred on the procession, which draws many thousands of tourists and pilgrims from around the world. The procession is inscribed in 2010 as hopping procession of Echternach on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[2]

  1. ^ "The Dancing Procession of Echternach". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  2. ^ The hopping procession of Echternach