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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

🔥 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

Ask for Angela: An Initiative to Improve Safety in Public Spaces by

🥶 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻”... 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 𝗡𝗼𝗽𝗲 – 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺.

While other players were out there smashing rackets and questioning life choices, 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁? She looked like she was waiting for tea to brew ☕ Zero drama. Maximum destruction.

Nicknamed “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻”, she combined elegance with pure, silent brutality. Baseline queen. Human backboard. Basically, if you hit the ball… it came back. Again. And again. And again😅

𝗔𝘁 𝟭𝟲, she casually saved match points at the US Open like it was a Sunday hobby. Commentators were panicking – she wasn’t. One even said: “𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘩𝘦𝘳.” Yeah… understatement of the century.

Her secret? Dad-coach Jimmy’s rule: 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 = 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Poker face unlocked. Opponents mentally defeated.

And behind that icy stare? A slice of 🇱🇺 Luxembourgish grit – quiet, stubborn, unstoppable. Even off the court, life threw tougher battles (hello, cancer 💔), and she faced them the same way: composed, resilient, unbreakable.

So yeah… not just a tennis legend. 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱🎾

📸: premierespeakers.com

Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!

The British and Irish Film Festival 2026: Spring Edition by

🎾 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁... 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱?!

Everyone knows 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 – 18 Grand Slams, ice-cold nerves, and a backhand 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲. But plot twist: part of that champion DNA traces back to… 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 🇱🇺 Yes, that tiny country famous for castles and EU meetings quietly slipped into tennis history.

Back in the 19th century, Chris’s great-grandparents packed up their Luxembourgish grit and sailed to America. Fast-forward a few generations and boom – enter 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁, Chris’s dad. He learned tennis in a Chicago church parking lot (because obviously that’s where champions are forged), served in WWII, became an All-American player at Notre Dame, and later ran a tennis center in Florida for nearly 𝟱𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. Casual.

Jimmy coached all five of his kids, but Chris was the one who turned practice into pure domination. Result?

🏆 𝟭𝟴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀

💥 𝟭,𝟯𝟬𝟵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀

💰 First woman to earn $𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in prize money.

So next time someone says Luxembourg is small, remember: its DNA helped build a tennis empire😏

Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!

Lilou from Waffle Killers dropped by the studio to tell us all about their album release party this weekend at Rotondes

Jon is back with this week's gig guide, something for everyone!

Jehona parle avec Romain Sirixay, coach sportif spécialisé en transformation physique et sports de combat. Ancien pratiquant de K-1 et de boxe thaïlandaise, il accompagne désormais celles et ceux qui souhaitent perdre du poids, gagner en force et améliorer leur discipline. Dans cet entretien, il revient sur son parcours, sa méthode d’entraînement et sa vision de la motivation sur le long terme.

Josh Island: New Music and Release Party by