Bourgmeisterin Episode #64: British support of Luxembourg during WWII, part 1
𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟭: 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁, 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?! 🇱🇺😳
During WWII, this “peaceful little nation” got turned into a full-blown war zone by Nazi Germany. For nearly five years, it was less quiet countryside and more military chessboard with real humans♟️💥
Thousands of young Luxembourg men? Forced into the German Army.
Many never came back.
Around 1,300 Jews? Deported to Auschwitz and beyond.
Yeah… escalated quickly.
Then came 𝟭𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟰 – US troops roll in, people flood the streets, cheering like it’s the ultimate freedom party🥳🇺🇸
FINALLY, right? Plot twist: NOPE.
Just three months later, Hitler throws one last dramatic tantrum → hello, 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲❄️💣
Winter hits, bombs fall, towns crumble, and 600 civilians lose their lives.
So yeah… Luxembourg may be small.
But WWII? It hit 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 big.
📸: Wiki
29 Mar 2026
Bourgmeisterin: Fireside Chats #1 – BURN, BAKE, FALL IN LOVE: Luxembourg's Spring Traditions
🔥 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗹𝘀. 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀.
Luxembourg does spring… 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺.
In the very first 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻: 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀, a 𝘣𝘪-𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘶𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘨’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴, host 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗮𝘃𝗸𝗼 sits down with a tour guide 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼 to unpack three of Luxembourg’s most beloved spring traditions:
🔥 𝗕𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻 – the giant village bonfire meant to chase winter away
🥨 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗴 – the day pretzels decide the fate of your love life
🐦 𝗘𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 – the festival of ceramic birds that somehow became a national treasure
Most people in Luxembourg know these traditions.
Very few know 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. In this conversation we explore the surprising social codes, historical roots, and cultural quirks behind rituals that many people celebrate every year without ever asking 𝘸𝘩𝘺.
Expect history, anthropology, a bit of sociology – and the occasional cultural plot twist.
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📍The event was recorded live at 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲 in Luxembourg City.
🤝Supported by the 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀, 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀.
💼Produced in partnership with 𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼
📽️Filmed by the Luxembourgish videography company 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝟴
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📺 Video version is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/m_DnkOWUn4w
23 Mar 2026
Ask for Angela: An Initiative to Improve Safety in Public Spaces
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