Sternsinger in Germany – Children helping Children with Song

Cover image Thomas Guffler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sternsinger der Katholischen Propsteigemeinde “St. Peter und Paul” Dessau mit dem Oberbürgermeister von Dessau-Roßlau, Klemens Koschig, vor dem Rathaus   In the days leading up to January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany, you might see groups of children dressed in robes and wearing crowns going house to house. One…

What is the Epiphany? Celebrating the Epiphany in Germany

  January 6, the Epiphany, or Dreikönigstag, is a public holiday in Germany. What is the Epiphany? In the Church Calendar, January 6 is the day that the Wise Men or Three Kings arrived at the stable in Bethlehem to bring gifts to the infant Jesus. The day is celebrated with special church services. In Catholic areas, children dress as…

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