What does it mean to be a Schleifer Sorbian woman when the Plon shows up or the midday woman appears, to show you, to show the women, to rest? It's not just the costume that everyone knows, it's not just the language, which is neither Upper Sorbian nor Lower Sorbian, but stands on its own. It stands like the tree that connects everything, invisibly visible. It stands like the women who care for each other and carry and speak the culture. Stands, like the Sorbian language, in an area where open-cast mining threatens nature and culture. Stands, like the tree, connecting and holding everything.
