"The CHIO is the most traditional equestrian event in Germany. The Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. racing club has organised the equestrian tournament on what is now CHIO’s site since 1925. The first race is on Friday and the event will continue until Sunday the following week. Every year Aachen is the meeting point for fans of […]
"For about four weeks before Christmas, the squares and lanes around Aachen Cathedral and the town hall are transformed into a Christmas village and a meeting place for Aacheners and visitors to the city. Twinkling lights and the scent of mulled wine and Aachener Printen (kind of gingerbread) wherever you go - and all in a unique atmosphere! It’s no coincidence that Aachen Christmas […]
Carnival in Germany—called Karneval, Fasching, or Fastnacht depending on the region—is a lively pre-Lenten festival marked by parades, costumes, music, dancing, and feasting before the fasting period of Lent begins. It’s known as the “fifth season,” starting each year on 11 November at 11:11 and building to its climax in late winter with events like […]
Heiligtumsfahrt in Aachen is a historic Catholic pilgrimage and festival held every seven years, rooted in medieval tradition since at least 1349. It celebrates the public showing of four revered cloth relics—associated with Jesus and Mary—kept in the golden Marienschrein of Aachen Cathedral, drawing tens of thousands of pilgrims from around the world. Over about […]
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