Merry Christmas: Children enchant with nativity play in Beilngries!

Merry Christmas: Children enchant with nativity play in Beilngries!

Beilngries, Deutschland - On Christmas Eve, the festive celebrations in Beilngries begin with a colorful crèche celebration in the parish church of St. Walburga. Numerous families filled the church to the last place to attend the impressive performance of the children who brought the history of Jesus' birth to life through a sensitive nativity play. The light expires shortly before 3:30 p.m. and a expectant murmur goes through the crowd - the contemplative amazement at the mystical Christmas reaches its peak, as the Donaukurier reported.

The celebration started musically with the appearance of a youth group of the symphonic wind orchestra Beilngries under the direction of Ida Meyer. Pastor Josef Funk welcomed the faithful and created a solemn framework before the children came to the fore. A young actress told the central message with a lot of enthusiasm: Christmas is "the festival of love", as she put it into words. Their representation, together with the other children, impressively conveyed the emotions and the heart of one of the most important stories of humanity.

The message of Christmas

The children expressed the story of Maria and Josef, who found shelter in a stable, in a moving way. The crib celebration is not only a tradition, but also an opportunity for children to learn something about the essential values of compassion, family and community. In accordance with what is conveyed in many children's services worldwide, the message of hope and peace is brought closer to the young believers, supported by the loving design as in Document of children's pastoral .