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Junii Brasovului Feast in Brasov
Junii Brasovului is a centuries-old horseback tradition centered on the Schei district of old Brasov, where seven organized groups of young riders parade through the city streets each year on the first Sunday after Orthodox Easter, known as Saint Thomas Sunday, blending pre-Christian ritual with Christian observance.
In the Schei district of old Brasov, a tradition that predates the modern city in its current form still plays out every spring: mounted riders from seven distinct groups, known collectively as the Junii Brasoveni, parade through the district's narrow streets and into the old walled city on the first Sunday after Orthodox Easter, a date known as Saint Thomas Sunday.