Overview
- The annual Deutscher Trachtentag is taking place in Lübbenau in the Spreewald alongside the Markt der Traditionen, with events running through Sunday.
- Organizers say more than 200 delegates from across Germany and minority communities have gathered to display traditional costumes and perform dances.
- Participants are parading, dancing and joining guided city tours in Lübbenau as part of the weekend program.
- A group from the Lausitz received this year’s Tracht des Jahres, the festival’s award for outstanding traditional costume and craftsmanship.
- The event functions as a rotating forum for heritage preservation and links regional costume groups to local tourism and craft promotion.