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However, in , the experience for many participants and spectators was different: Endangered customs: Easter riding with the Sorbs

(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 Sorbisches Osterreiten 2021 7z 002

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. However, in , the experience for many participants