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Bride Josefina Spittank, 2nd of right, smiles besides guests during a symbolic wedding as they celebrate the story of 'Bird's Wedding' (Vogelhochzeit) in Crostwitz, eastern Germany. The children of the Sorbs, a national German minority located near the German-Polish border, thank birds, that according to a legend, give the children sweets in return for being fed during winter. The children's costumes are equivalents to the original costumes of a Sorbs marriage. Credit:AP