They are Lusatian Serbs(German-Sorbs) but German try hard to assimilate them witch they do but there is still resistance in blood of one of the oldest Slavs ever existed.
The Catholic Sorbs from Germany celebrate the resurrection of Christ at Easter with a special custom. The resurrection message is brought from church to church on Easter Sunday by the cross riders singing. In the whole sorbian Lusatia (East Saxony in Germany) over 1500 riders are on the way. In this video you can see the crucifix-riders.
can anyone explain what this is? I can 't find an English-language explanation anywhere
They are Lusatian Serbs(German-Sorbs) but German try hard to assimilate them witch they do but there is still resistance in blood of one of the oldest Slavs ever existed.
The Catholic Sorbs from Germany celebrate the resurrection of Christ at Easter with a special custom. The resurrection message is brought from church to church on Easter Sunday by the cross riders singing. In the whole sorbian Lusatia (East Saxony in Germany) over 1500 riders are on the way.
In this video you can see the crucifix-riders.