Christmas Markets, Part 2

Posted by Will on January 9th, 2015 in , , and

…with bonus New Year’s Eve!

First, let’s wrap up the Netherlands with a Christmas-specific store in Leiden. ..

Huet den Houseker der eng Rutt bruet?

Posted by Will on December 6th, 2012 in , and

Translation: Did the man in black bring you a stick?
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Queen Beatrix visits Luxembourg!

Posted by Anita on March 20th, 2012 in , , , , and

This is a prompt post on something that happened TODAY!
One of the many parts of my job at A Big Corporation is to get government approvals, which we call apostilles. ..

SOPA/PIPA blackout today

Posted by Will on January 18th, 2012 in , , and

We shy away from politics here at the Bugle Blog, although our editors are quite politically active. ..

Wrapping up the holiday season

Posted by Will on December 31st, 2011 in , , and

First, we need to finish the previous post and give you the link to our movie of Kleeschen.

In the US, chocolate eggs were for springtime, specifically Easter. ..

Léiwe Kleeschen, gudde Kleeschen

Posted by Will on December 6th, 2011 in , and

Kind Saint Nicolas, Good Saint Nicolas,
brings us all kinds of good things… — Traditional Luxembourgish Carol
Schéi Kleeserchersdag! Happy Saint Nicholas Day! ..

Something for the kids

Posted by Will on November 27th, 2011 in , , and

One thing that holds true across the Western world as we know it: Christmas is devoted to the children. ..

Schueberfouer does not mean “Sheep Fair”

Posted by Will on August 22nd, 2011 in , and

So “fouer” pretty clearly means “fair” in Luxembourgish. ..

Assumption Weekend

Posted by Will on August 17th, 2011 in , , and

This Monday was the Feast of Assumption and we used our time to challenge assumptions about Luxembourg…
Nope. Can’t do it.
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National Day!

Posted by Will on June 23rd, 2011 in , , and

It’s National Day in Luxembourg! (We posted three times about National Day 2009 — one, two, three — and once in 2010.)
Perhaps this is a good time to note that, for the first time since the 18th Century, the rules of succession for the throne of Luxembourg have changed.
Other than that, we suspect that this National Day will be much like the previous two. ..

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