Echternach dancing procession
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The Echternach dancing procession is a centuries-old Roman Catholic religious procession in Echternach, Luxembourg, where participants advance through the town in a distinctive hopping or dancing step as an expression of devotion and penance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Echternach Whit Tuesday procession | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic tradition
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ religious procession ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Luxembourgish cultural identity
ⓘ
veneration of relics of Saint Willibrord ⓘ |
| country | Luxembourg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Basilica of St. Willibrord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | processional route through Echternach ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
accompanied by music
ⓘ
grouped in rows ⓘ participants linked by handkerchiefs or scarves ⓘ step pattern of three steps forward and two steps back ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
folk tradition
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ public festival ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Luxembourgish ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Sprangprozessioun vu Iechternach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainTypeOfMovement |
dancing step
GENERATED
ⓘ
hopping step GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | processional music ⓘ |
| hasOrganizingBody | Roman Catholic Church in Echternach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
international visitors
ⓘ
local inhabitants ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
blessing of participants
ⓘ
carrying of religious banners ⓘ carrying of statues or relics ⓘ |
| hasVisualFeature | rows of dancers in white shirts and dark trousers or skirts ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| honours | Saint Willibrord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Echternach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Echternach Basilica of St. Willibrord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn | Whit Tuesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic feast of Pentecost cycle ⓘ |
| purpose |
penance
ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Luxembourg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance | major pilgrimage in Luxembourg ⓘ |
| startPoint | Echternach town center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionSinceCentury | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Echternach Whit Tuesday procession