Where are bonfires going ahead?Buergbrennen in the shadow of the pandemic

The tradition has it that inhabitants of a village should gather together to wish winter farewell and welcome spring. An edifice, sometimes a cross, often made of old Christmas trees, is burnt to represent the ending of the winter season.

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However, as with many other things, the tradition has been impacted by the pandemic. Some local bonfires have been cancelled, others are going ahead under strict social distancing rules.

The Ministry of Health issued a statement reminding attendees to observe social distancing rules.

Below is a list of communes where the bonfires are taking place and where they had to be called off.

Going ahead (open to the public)

Angelduerf (CIS)
Eesbech
Furen (Club des Jeunes)
Housen (Foah-Asbl)
Viichten

Going ahead (livestream or drive-in only)

Äischen (Scouts - livestream)
Bartreng (Scouts and Youth club - livestream)
Bech (livestream and delivery service with soup)
Beefort (Fire Department Amicale - livestream)
Beetebuerg (Guides and Scouts - livestream)
Beggen (Guides and Scouts - livestream)
Brouch (Bricher Suebelmouken - livestream)
Draufelt
Eeschweller (Eechler asbl - Drive-In)
Ëlwen (Amicale Troisvierges - Drive-In and livestream)
Fenteng (Hesper Pompjeeën/livestream)
Fluessweiler (Club des Jeunes Fluessweiler - drive-through the village and the castle)
Garnech (Opel Club Hecktriebler Lëtzebuerg - livestream)
Gilsdref (Club des Jeunes Gilsdorf a.s.b.l. - livestream)
Gonnereng (Duerfclub Gonnereng - livestream)
Groussbus (Fire department - car access - Drive-In)
Harel (Hareler Jeunesse - livestream + Film)
Ierpeldeng Gemeng Bous (Amicale Pompjeeën Bous - Livestream)
Jonglënster (Guides and Scouts - livestream)
Keel (Käler Scouten - livestream)
Kënzeg (Club des Jeunes)
Lampech (Déi Lampecher Fliichteschësser Asbl - Livestream / Take-Away)
Munneref (livestream)
Munzen (torch delivered home)
Nacher (Jeunesse - livestream)
Nouspelt (livestream)
Préizerdaul (Fire department - car access - Drive-In)
Rammerech (Pompjeesmusek / Club des Jeunes Rammerech - livestream)
Rulljen (Gemeng Wolz) (Jeunesse Rulljen asbl - livestream)
Schëffleng (livestream)
Stadbriedemes (livestream)
Steenem (Amicale Pompjeeë Steenem & sisRosport asbl - livestream)

Cancelled

Aasselbuer (Jeunesse)
Bäerdref (CIS)
Bettenduerf (Pompjees-Musik Bettenduerf)
Bidscht (Jeunesse)
Biissen
Biwer (Amis de la Croix Rouge)
Bouneweg (LGS)
Buerglënster (Dëschtennis)
Chrëschtnech (Club des Jeunes)
Colmer-Bierg (Comité Amicale vun den Fräiwëllege Pompjeeën)
Dol (Jeunesse)
Dikrech
Duelem (Amicale Pompjeeën)
Ell (Club des Jeunes Ell)
Gréiwemaacher (Maacher Guiden a Scouten mat dem Grupp vun de Maacher Scouten)
Haler (Haler Leit)
Heischent (Jonge vun Heischent)
Hëpperdang (Jeunesse)
Houschent
Iechternach (Amicale vum Centre d'incendie et de secours a Scouten)
Ierpeldeng bei Wolz (Entente Ierpeldeng)
Izeg (Entente Izeg)
Kautebaach (Buergfrënn)
Kéiber
Kielen
Kolpech (Jeunesse Kolpech an Amicale vun de Pompjeeën Ell)
Konsdref (Konsdrëffer Musek)
Lamadeleine
Lëntgen
Leideleng (Amicale Pompjeeë Leideleng)
Luerenzweiler
Mäerzeg (Pompjeeën)
Mëlleref
Mënster (Club des Jeunes)
Miersch (Pompjeeën)
Monnerech
Mutfert (Club des Jeunes Éiter-Schraasseg)
Nidderaanwen (Buergfrënn)
Ollem (Pompjeesfrënn)
Péiteng (Scouten)
Peppeng (Pompjeeë Réiserbann)
Réiden (CSR a FC Préizerdaul)
Reiland (Amicale Hiefenech Reiland)
Reiler (Interesseveräin)
Réimech (Guiden a Scouten Réimech)
Réiser (The Open End‘s)
Rëmeleng
Rippeg (Amicale Rippeger Pompjeeën)
Rolleng
Rueder
Rued-Sir
Scheedgen (Scheedges Musek)
Schieren (Pompjeeën)
Schrondweiler (Schrondweiler Jugend)
Sëll (Sëller Jugend)
Schëtter (Club des Jeunes)
Steesel
Stroossen
Tënten (Natur & Ëmwelt)
Veianen (Pompjeeën)
Waldbëlleg (Frënn vum CIS Waldbëlleg a.s.b.l., Chorale Sang-mat Waldbëlleg-Haler)
Walfer
Weiler-la-Tour (Weiler Bouwen)
Wilwerdang (Jeunesse Widrigo)
Wolz (Pompjeeën - och kee Fakelzuch)