Since 2010, Luxembourg’s Hopping Procession has been part of the UNESCO list of intangible heritage. The tradition annually sees thousands of dancers travel to Echternach, where they line up in rows of five to six people, holding the tips of handkerchiefs and hopping in a set pattern up to the tomb of St. Willibrordus.
On Tuesday, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich will kick off proceedings with a speech at 9.15am, and the last of the 36 pilgrim groups are expected to arrive at around 1pm.
5.15am: arrival of participants of the Echternach–Route–pilgrimage
5.30am: mass for the participants of the Echternach–Route–pilgrimage
6.45am: communal mass in the crypt
7.30am: welcoming of the pilgrims from Grossprüm and Waxweiler in Echternacherbrück
8am: Pontifical Mass in the basilica
8.30am: lining-up of the procession groups A–I and 1–10
9.15am: speech by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich
9.30am: beginning of the hopping procession and lining up of groups 11–33
1pm: expected end of the procession, followed by a concluding prayer and a mass in the basilica
