How to become an au pair in Luxembourg ?
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The official portal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg provides an interesting overview of Luxembourg. More interesting facts about Luxembourg can be found on the website of the OECD. National symbols (section: History and symbols) The following symbols with regard to the Luxembourg state should be known:
There are three grades of the Grand Duchy's coat of arms: small, medium and great
The flag is horizontally striped with red, white and blue. Interesting: The Dutch flag is also horizontally striped with red, white and blue. But: => The Grand Duchy's blue is sky blue and the Dutch's blue is ultramarine.
The national anthem consists of the first and the last verses of the song "Ons Heemecht" (Lützeburgisch, in Englisch: our homeland) by Michel Lentz
Luxembourgs first real national holiday was the birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte (reigned 1919 - 1964) on 23 January. But it was moved to a more "summery" day - which is now 23 June. Festivals and traditions (section: Culture and traditions) Easter, Christmas and other religious festivals are in Luxembourg very important - as in many other countries. Some specific festivals are:
Traditional Luxembourgish food
Although Luxembourg is a relative small state, there are plenty of interesting activities to do. To get an idea of what to do, why not browse visitluxembourg? There are plenty of suggestions like hiking, Castle-tour to museums and open air cinema. |
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The official portal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg provides an interesting overview of the cost of living in Luxembourg. It wouldn't be a false statement to say that Luxembourg is expensive, but it also stands for a high quality of life as well as good social security benefits. Restaurants Meal, In expensive Restaurant - 15.00 € Markets Milk (regular), (1 liter) - 1.11 € Transportation One-way Ticket (Local Transport) - 2.00 € The information above was taken from the NUMBEO. |
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The complete list of public holidays (section: Working - Public holidays): Following the link is the list of holidays and school vacations (in French). |
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