More Old Photos

July 21, 2013 - When our family moved to Echternach, there was a big learning curve! Sometimes we had no idea what we were doing or why. We all went to school. We didn't know the language, we had to learn a new set of - in some cases - very strict school rules. We had to understand that we lived in a Roman Catholic society - we were Protestant (sort of).

There was a very big event held on Whit Tuesday every year called the  "Sprangprozessioùn". Here is the Wikipedia link with the details - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_procession_of_Echternach. It took a long time to go through the town and it could be very warm.

The other thing that would happen with our kids is they would come home with costumes and Mom would ask what they were for and they didn't really know. So she would dress them up and send them off at the appointed time to be in yet another religious parade. It was a great experience for all of them.

So here are some photos from that time in our lives.

I think this was taken in 1954. I am in the back row of girls looking up and I think Josee is on my left. We all had white handkerchiefs to hold - probably to prevent the "sweaty-palm" syndrome!

 

 

And here is brother Rob in the middle looking towards the camera with his arm folded.

 

Weese is in the very middle of this photo - the one with the blond braids. It looks like they were just getting ready at the beginning of the procession.

And here is Dad taking 8 mm film of the procession. We have hours of this film - hours and hours, believe me!

Always and forever, our family ham - Don being excessively cute parading along all dressed up with his banner and having no clue what is was for or why. His acting career started very early!

And here is the merry little band of siblings under the bridge which goes from Echternach to Echternacherbruek across the river in Germany.