Merry Christmas: Celebrate Christmas Eve in Bernau and the surrounding area!

Merry Christmas: Celebrate Christmas Eve in Bernau and the surrounding area!

On December 24, 2024, the time has come: Christmas Eve is celebrated in many communities with festive services and special nativity plays. In Bernau, where the atmosphere sprays with joy and contemplation, the Evangelical parish of St. Marien and numerous other Catholic and Protestant churches invite you to solemn events. The first Christmas vespers begins at 3 p.m. in the St. Marienkirche, followed by further services until late at night. Here celebrations can experience the Christmas story in traditional nativity plays, which are often performed by children and adolescents. Bernau Live reports on the local celebrations and invites everyone to feel festive magic.

musical highlights and living representations

in other parts of Germany, as in Wetzlar and the surrounding area, is also celebrated. The Protestant parish of Garbenheim has opted for a very special service, in which the focus is on an atmospheric shadow Christmas game. This creative narrative form of the Christmas story attracts many families and brings the biblical figures to life in an impressive way. In addition, numerous open-air services take place on Christmas Eve, such as an ecumenical service in Neukirchen, which begins at 4 p.m., as well as festive Christmas nonsense that take place in various churches in the region to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The Evangelisch-an-lahn-und-dill.de page provides detailed information on the Christmas services and festivities in the region.

The nativity plays, which are often listed by children and adolescents from the community, are an integral part of tradition and bring the Christmas story in a lively way. In Bernau and beyond, visitors can enjoy the calm and festive atmosphere that this special time of the year brings. Services with musical accompaniment, such as in the Wetzlar Cathedral, promise additional emotional highlights that make Christmas Eve unforgettable.