Mayor of Chemnitz welcomes the carol singers
Date: Tuesday, 9 January 2018, 3 p.m., Chemnitz City Hall/Wandelhalle
At the start of a new year, it is a good tradition for the Mayor of Chemnitz to receive the carol singers at Chemnitz Town Hall. The date this time is Tuesday, 9 January at 3 p.m.: Mayor Barbara Ludwig welcomes girls and boys and their carers from the Catholic parishes of Propstei, St. Josef, St. Antonius and St. Franziskus in the lobby (2nd floor) of the town hall.
Interested citizens and representatives of the media are cordially invited to attend .
The motto of this year's carol singing campaign is "Together against child labour - in India and worldwide". The 2018 carol singing campaign will showcase the commitment against exploitative child labour in India.
The tradition of Epiphany carol singing involves the carol singers using songs and verses to draw attention to the world's largest campaign by children for children in need, collecting money to support their campaign and singing the carol song.The carol singers collect money to support their campaign and mark the traditional blessing "20*C+M+B+18" (Christ bless this house) - in Chemnitz town hall, the blessing is always marked above the door of the council chamber on the 2nd floor. floor.
The carol singing campaign was first launched in 1959 and has since become the world's largest solidarity campaign in which children help children in need. The campaign is organised by the children's missionary organisation "Die Sternsinger" and the Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ). Every year, funds from the campaign are used to support over 2,000 projects for children in need in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Oceania and Eastern Europe.