{"id":3288,"date":"2026-07-16T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreewald-dorf-lehde.de\/how-a-sagenkahn-boat-tour-can-combine-entertainment-and-learning-in-an-enjoyable-way\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:43:56","slug":"how-a-sagenkahn-boat-tour-can-combine-entertainment-and-learning-in-an-enjoyable-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreewald-dorf-lehde.de\/en\/how-a-sagenkahn-boat-tour-can-combine-entertainment-and-learning-in-an-enjoyable-way\/","title":{"rendered":"How a “Sagenkahn” boat tour can combine entertainment and learning in an enjoyable way"},"content":{"rendered":"

For vacationers, there\u2019s no more entertaining way to learn about the traditions and history of the Spreewald than on a guided boat tour! Locals also enjoy taking advantage of this opportunity to brush up on their knowledge. The Lower Sorbian Cultural Academy has launched a series of events comprising a total of nine boat trips.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Starting from the “Gr\u00fcne Ecke” in Burg Kauper, the barges set off for the Spreewald in the evening. Shortly after setting off, the passengers on the boat are unexpectedly addressed in Lower Sorbian\/Wendish by the Will-o’-the-Wisp (Daniela Frank), who emerges from the bushes. A startled silence from the guests, since they usually don’t understand a word. This is, of course, intentional, to give guests a sense of how the Sorbian language sounds. \u201cOh, you only speak German! In the old days, people here spoke only Sorbian!\u201d the will-o\u2019-the-wisp\u2014also known as a Bludnik\u2014calls out to the guests.<\/p>\n

This was followed by an entertaining conversation\u2014an interactive exchange with the guests on the boat\u2014about the legendary figures of the Spreewald, some of whom were still waiting on the shore for the boatmen and were already \u201clooking forward\u201d to seeing them. Musically, the song \u201cDas Lied des Irrlichts\u201d was accompanied on guitar by Frank Kossick himself, the Sorbian composer, songwriter, and bandleader of the group Kula Bula<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Aquarius (Michael Apel), also known as Nykus, questioned established knowledge; he vehemently denied\u2014with words and gestures\u2014the Ice Age and other scientific findings, including climate change. The guests already had a hunch about where his remarks were headed, given the current situation \u2026 Michael Apel quoted his grandmother as if she had been there when the devil created the Spreewald. “I’ll take everything my Wendish grandmother says\u2014Grandma was always right! That stuff about the Ice Age is nonsense; nobody was ever there!” Apel also touched on Spreewald traditions with plenty of humor\u2014and he had the audience laughing several times. With the story of the Wendish slipper-throwing pregnancy test, he dismissed his thoughtfully smiling audience, directing them toward a bagpiper who was already waiting.<\/p>\n

Gerhard Paucker and Jan Kossick were other musicians along the evening boat tour route. Both spoke about Wendish music and its instruments. Gerhard Pauker welcomed the guests to \u201cDudelsackland,\u201d as Lusatia was once known. He gave a sample of his (bagpipe) skills.<\/p>\n

Between stops, ferryman Sebastian Sporn had plenty of opportunity to tell his guests about the Spreewald. Boat building and boat maintenance were of particular interest.<\/p>\n

After taking in so much knowledge and culture, the evening can and must end on a cozy note: The Lower Sorbian band Kula Bula played dance music, with Daniela Frank\u2014the \u201cWill-o’-the-Wisp\u201d\u2014on vocals. The singer, who has Sorbian roots in Central Lusatia\u2014specifically in the village of Sabrodt\/Zabrod\u2014regularly travels back and forth between her current home in the Palatinate and Lusatia. In addition to her work as a doctor, she is a passionate musician: \u201cAlthough I\u2019ve been singing in a rock band in Mannheim since I was a teenager, with Kula Bula I can combine Sorbian music with international folklore and swing\/jazz music, along with traditional costumes and theater. You won\u2019t find anything like that anywhere else!\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Apel, a trained stage dancer, choreographer, and actor, incorporated a basic course on Wends dances. Many a vacationer danced for the first time on Sporn’s Meadow at the Gr\u00fcne Ecke, performing not only traditional Wendish dances but also the Annemarie Polka.<\/p>\n

Bernhard and Swetlana Grasselt from Raddusch were among the few locals. Swetlana Grasselt: \u201cI feel very at home here; the many Wendish terms, the language\u2014it all reminds me a little of my native Russian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next date: August 28, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information, visit the organizer’s website<\/a> <\/p>\n

Peter Becker, June 17, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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