Bazaar!
Foods, crafts, and fun! Oh yes, I'm talking about the annual SA Club Luxembourg Bazaar. The South African Club Luxembourg will be hosting their annual bazaar on the 2nd and 3rd of December. Come on down, grab some biltong, and have a laugh! It's a good time all around.
International Bazaar – Time and place – the event takes place at the
Foire International de Luxembourg (FIL)
10 circuit de la Foire Internationale
L-1347 Luxembourg-Kirchberg
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posted by Editor @ 11:41 AM
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The first Bazaar was organized by the "English-Speaking Protestant
Church Community" 43 years ago, in 1960. It was termed a "Christmas
Bazaar" and was held on 18th December from 3-6 pm at the Chateau Collart
in Dommeldange, possibly due the success earlier that year of a "Cake
Afternoon". The variety of goods on sale consisted of home-made cakes,
jams and marmalades, "Christmas Favours", English books and a "great
number of items suitable as Christmas presents", with coffee, tea and
"flaming hot punch" also available.
Musicians played and sany Christmas Carols, and a tombola was held with
prizes including a turkey.
Upon researching the original records, one can trace letters of thanks
to the British Ambassador, the American Ambassador and the American
Women's Club. The first Bazaar raised 24,000 Belgian Francs which was
donated to charity, including the private orphanage on Avebue Gaston
Diderich.
The 2nd "Christmas Bazaar" was held the following year in 1961 at the
Foyer Europeen in Rue Notre Dame, and profits went towards the Clinique
d'Enfants "Fondation Jean-Josephine Charlotte". The 1962 Bazaar made
2,000 Belgian Francs.
The 1963 Christmas Bazaar then took on an international emphasis with
eight nationalities having their own stalls: the American stall, the
Italian stall, the French stall, the Belgian stall, the German stall,
the Netherland stall, the Swedish stall and the British stall, as well
as Books and Records, "Children", Afternoon Tea, Handwork and Jewellery,
Plants and a Tombola. The proceeds were then distributed to the
International Famine ReliefFund (Oxfam in the UK) and others to reflact
the more international mix of the event. The 1962 Christmas Bazaar
raised 134,000 Belgian Francs.
The 1964 "Annual Bazaar" moved to the old Fair Halls on Limpertsberg.
The records report (translated from an article in the Luxembourger Wort
of 9/12/1964) that "the atmosphere was international of course, the
flags of the represented nations adorned the hall, six and even more
languages were spoken, the scouts of the European School and the young
folk in national dress sold raffle tickets...".
A look at the 1965 records shows that the Grand Duchess opened
officially the "International Bazaar" for the fist time. The following
nations were, by then, also represented: Austria, Bulgaria, Israel,
Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland. Also "Whilst this is no longer a
Church BAzaar it still falls upon the ESPCC in Luxembourg to finance
it...." The 1965 Bazaar was not followed by a dance. One Luxembourg
charity and one international charity were supported.
In 1966, regarding an opening ceremony dedicating the completion of a
new room at the Clinique d'Enfants "Fondation Jean-Josephine Charlotte"
in the Avenue Monterey, an inscribed plaque would be permanently
installed in the new room, mentioning support from the International
Bazaar.
In 1966, the Steering Committee of the International Bazaar proposed
(not agreed) to create an ASBL - "Bazaar International" - to be composed
of all representatives of groups and countries presenting stands at the
Bazaar.
In the 1970s the Bazaar moved up to the Kirchberg.
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