First picturesSunday's carnival cavalcade in Pétange

Christophe Hochard
adapted for RTL Today
The Pétange cavalcade celebrates mid-Lent.
Um Sonndeg ass zu Péiteng Kavalkad
Zu Péiteng bléist nees de Wand. Et ass Halleffaaschten an domadder och Zäit fir d’Kavalkad an der Südgemeng.

The 69th edition this year saw 69 groups, 30 carriages and 31 music groups taking part.

Tons of confetti and sweets are distributed over a 2.5-kilometre course. The cavalcade in Pétange counts as the oldest in the Grand Duchy; its first edition dates back to 1955.

Attending the event is free of charge, and parking spaces are available.

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