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Luxembourg

Luxembourg. 1.Construction of Europe. The E.U is an union of countries. It’s composed of 27 countries. It was created after the second Word War to create a pacified zone. Many statesmen founded the E.U . Luxembourg is a part of the Schengen Agreement.

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Luxembourg

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  1. Luxembourg

  2. 1.Construction of Europe. The E.U is an union of countries. It’scomposed of 27 countries. It wascreatedafter the second Word War to create a pacified zone. Manystatesmenfounded the E.U. Luxembourg is a part of the Schengen Agreement. This country is in E.U since 1952. And since 1999, it has used euros.

  3. 2.Introduction of the country. • Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe. But it has approximately 524 853 people in 2012. • The Luxembourg isat the North-East of the Europe and has for capital Luxembourg city. There is a lot of banks and it’salso a taxheaven.

  4. The border between Luxembourg and Germany isformed by threerivers : The Moselle, the Sauer and the Our.

  5. The language : The Luxembourgish, the national language, looks like the German. The German is the main foreign language for most Luxembourgers and it’s used in the medias. The French is the administrative language. • Flag :

  6. Coat of arms : • « OnsHeemecht » (Our Homeland), is the national anthem of this country, since 1895.

  7. 3.Customs • The Luxemburgerseat a lot of pastries (tartcheese). They have differenttraditionaldisheslike : sauerkrautpretzelkuddelfeck

  8. 4. The traditionalcelebrations • The national day : In the Capital, the celebrations begin with a torchlit procession in front of the palace. At the end, thousand of people attend a beautiful fireworks launched form the Adolphe bridge.

  9. The Octave : The Octave celebrated in honnor of the God's Mother is the biggest religious event of the year.

  10. St Nicholas’ day : The eve of 5th December, Saint Nicholas and his black-wearedservant ring the door in order to give presents to the children.

  11. Bank holidays : 15 august : assumption1 november : all saint's day25 december : christmas day26 december : St stephen's day1 january : new year's day31 march : easter's day1 april : eastermonday1 may : labour day9 may : ascension day19 may : whit sunday20 may : whit monday

  12. 4.History • During the first World War, Luxembourg was invaded and occupied by Germany, but was allowed to maintain his independence and political mechanisms. • During the second World War , Luxembourg was unable to maintain his policy of neutrality. When in 1940 Nazi Germany invaded and occupied the country.

  13. During the first and the… Second World War

  14. 5. Pictures • Palace of the Grand Ducal : It wascreated in 1572. It’s the official residence of the Grand Duke since 1890. The palace is the one of the main tourist attractions of the Luxembourg city.

  15. The cathedral Notre Dame of Luxembourg (1613-1621) : • Adolphe Bridge : BeforeNow

  16. The fortress : • Museum of modern art : It wascreated in 1999, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the reign of Grand Duke Jean. This pictureis a military building, whichwasbuilt in 1732.

  17. By SELLAM Léa and BONNANS Romane A Good city ! So the Luxembourg isverybeautiful ! You must visitthis city one time in your life becauseit has a long history and wonderfullandscapes.

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