Traditional Hahnrupfen of the Werben Youth — Edition 2025

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03 Aug 2025 — 03 Aug 2025 Finished Free

Overview

In 2025, the Werben youth also kept the traditional Hahnrupfen alive. From the festive procession starting at the Old School to the crowning of the harvest kings on the meadow by the sports hall, the Sorbian riding game attracted numerous families from the Spreewald-Amt Burg region.

The Hahnrupfen 2025 in Werben (Wjerbno) followed the traditional sequence: riders in white shirts gathered at the Old School, proceeded in a festive procession through the village to the meadow by the sports hall, and then competed in riding under the rooster. The winners were crowned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Harvest Kings, with riders adorned with oak leaf wreaths. Werben thus once again joined the series of Sorbian harvest festivals in Lower Lusatia – alongside Drachhausen, Burg, Papitz, and other villages that have maintained the Hahnrupfen for generations.

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