02:07Hundreds of devotees took to the streets of Lohr am Main to celebrate Good Friday with the first procession after COVID-19 restrictions were dropped.
Footage shows hundreds of devotees marching along the streets with statues, as well as church representatives and a local band.
The event is believed to be the oldest Good Friday procession in Germany. It was first recorded in a document dating back to 1658.
According to the organisers, the renowned procession is the only one of its kind in the entire German-speaking area on Good Friday, reflecting the connection between craftsmen and the church.
Believers reportedly accompanied the procession with prayers and songs until the 1960s, but since then it has been watched in silence.
Christians celebrate Good Friday, the first Friday before Easter, as the day of Jesus Christ's crucifixion by the Roman authorities. According to scripture, Christ was resurrected on Easter Sunday.
Germany: Devotees celebrate Good Friday with procession after COVID-19 hiatus
Hundreds of devotees took to the streets of Lohr am Main to celebrate Good Friday with the first procession after COVID-19 restrictions were dropped.
Footage shows hundreds of devotees marching along the streets with statues, as well as church representatives and a local band.
The event is believed to be the oldest Good Friday procession in Germany. It was first recorded in a document dating back to 1658.
According to the organisers, the renowned procession is the only one of its kind in the entire German-speaking area on Good Friday, reflecting the connection between craftsmen and the church.
Believers reportedly accompanied the procession with prayers and songs until the 1960s, but since then it has been watched in silence.
Christians celebrate Good Friday, the first Friday before Easter, as the day of Jesus Christ's crucifixion by the Roman authorities. According to scripture, Christ was resurrected on Easter Sunday.
Hundreds of devotees took to the streets of Lohr am Main to celebrate Good Friday with the first procession after COVID-19 restrictions were dropped.
Footage shows hundreds of devotees marching along the streets with statues, as well as church representatives and a local band.
The event is believed to be the oldest Good Friday procession in Germany. It was first recorded in a document dating back to 1658.
According to the organisers, the renowned procession is the only one of its kind in the entire German-speaking area on Good Friday, reflecting the connection between craftsmen and the church.
Believers reportedly accompanied the procession with prayers and songs until the 1960s, but since then it has been watched in silence.
Christians celebrate Good Friday, the first Friday before Easter, as the day of Jesus Christ's crucifixion by the Roman authorities. According to scripture, Christ was resurrected on Easter Sunday.