The tradition of decorating Easter eggs is part of the culture of the Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority in Germany. Modern-day Sorbs are descended from Slavic tribes in Central and Eastern Europe who settled in Germany some 1500 years ago.

About 60,000 Sorbs currently live in Germany, split between the federal states of Saxony and Brandenburg. Easter is the biggest holiday of the year. Here are scenes from at a Easter Market in Schleife, Germany.