Peace light brings hope: a light of the community for Regensburg!

Peace light brings hope: a light of the community for Regensburg!

On December 18, 2024, the Regensburg district administrator Tanja Schweiger received the peace light the other time, which is symbolic of understanding and community under the motto "Living diversity, shaping the future". This light, a sign of hope, is traditionally inflamed by the scouts from Bethlehem. This year, however, the flame could not be lit in the birth grotto as usual, as the security situation in the Middle East prevented this. Instead, the light comes from the Christkindl pilgrimage church in Austria, where it was kept and spread by Austrian scouts. As district regensburg.de already reported in Regensburg, schools and municipalities have already been provided and spread.

spread of light in Switzerland

in Switzerland, the spread of peace light was also in full swing. On December 15, 2024, the 3rd Sunday of Advent, tens of thousands of people in cities such as Basel and Zurich gathered to receive the light at the same time. The young people who took care of the transport picked up the light in Vienna and ensured that it is made accessible in all language regions in Switzerland. Switzerland thus experienced a light festival that brought people together after the security situation in Bethlehem did not allow the light to ignite there, like presseportal-schweiz.ch reported. In this way, the message of peace is spread not only in Germany, but also throughout Switzerland.