However, in , the experience for many participants and spectators was different: Endangered customs: Easter riding with the Sorbs
Normally, Easter Sunday sees hundreds of Sorbian men in riding festively adorned horses between parishes. They carry the message of the Resurrection of Christ , singing Sorbian and Latin hymns along their route. Sorbisches Osterreiten 2021 7z 002
(Sorbian Easter Riding) was a unique chapter in the centuries-old tradition of Lusatia. While typically a massive public event drawing thousands of tourists, the 2021 processions were heavily shaped by the global health crisis and the resulting local safety regulations. Tradition in a Time of Change However, in , the experience for many participants