Long night of open churches: Midsummer Festival in Prenzlau celebrates community!

Long night of open churches: Midsummer Festival in Prenzlau celebrates community!

In Prenzlau, the long night of open churches will be celebrated next Saturday, a cultural highlight in the region that brings together the community. The event will take place on June 21 from 5 p.m. and is all about the traditional Midsummer Night Festival. Organized by the Evangelical total church community Prenzlau Land and the Roman Catholic parish, it promises a varied program for young and old. The motto "Psalm 139:12" encourages to experience the diversity of life this festive night, like the Nordkurier reports .

The well -known actress Andrea Sawatzki, who will read from her bestseller "Brunnenstraße" in the St. Jacobikirche at 5 p.m. in the St. Jacobikirche at 5 p.m. The reading is already sold out and gives hope for profound stories and moving memories. Sawatzki, who lives in Berlin and has become well known through her films and books, attracts readers and listeners alike. Among other things, she became known for her books about the Bundschuh family, which were filmed for the ZDF, such as piper communicated.

culture and community

After the reading, a midsummer prayer will take place in the Catholic Church at 7.30 p.m., led by Pastor Mazur, at which Rebekka Geldschläger (vocals), Petra Prieß (violin) and Timothey Florence (piano) offer musical accompaniment. Another highlight takes place at 8:30 p.m. when the St. Marienkirche opens its doors. Here, district cantor Hannes Ludwig will enchant the visitors with moving organ music and there is also the opportunity to take a little trip through the construction site.

For all occasions to linger, deck chairs are provided. At 9:30 p.m., the night is rounded off with a social grilling in the St. Sabinenkirche from the Sabine Club and a good wine from the wine trade Conny Rapp. The rock and blues band "Returnees" from Neubrandenburg will also provide live music to put visitors in a party mood. And the best thing: all events, with the exception of the already sold -out reading, are free of charge and are open to everyone interested.

traditions for midsummer

The celebrations around midsummer night are not only popular in Germany, they also have a permanent place in the Baltic States. There the Johannisfest goes back to deep rooted customs that celebrate the importance of nature and life. In Estonia, for example, women wear traditional costumes and collecting flowers to spend time with their loved ones and dream of the star of 23 to June 24th to June 24th under the starry sky, such as the report Baltic passages . Young couples are looking for the fern, hoping to find the flower and thus fulfill a special wish.

At the mid -summer festival in Latvia, the most popular festival in the country, it is high. People come together to celebrate, dance and honor the traditions. This is how St. John's fire are lit through which they jump to promote health and fertility. These cultural customs reflect the need to live in harmony with nature and community.