Easter message from the back of the horse in Sorbian Lusatia

Nine Easter rides take place this year in Saxony, with around 1,500 riders expected. Many interested people watch the spectacle.

Spring in Saxony and Brandenburg: For centuries, traditions have been cultivated in the Sorbian communities that fill the Easter Days with unique customs and symbolisms – from artistic Easter egg painting to Easter riding. This article On the feast day Easter customs in Sorbian was published on Young Freedom.

Bautzen- In the Sorbian Lusatia, Easter riders move again from village to village until Sunday evening. By evening, according to the diocese of Dresden-Meissen, around 1,500 mostly catholic ushers in nine processions sing from the horse's back the message of the resurrection of Christ - festively dressed and decorated. For centuries, young people and men carry the Easter message high on horseback from their home church to the villages - dressed …