Star singers
Star singers, also known as Epiphany singers, or Star boys' singing procession (England), are children and young people walking from house to house with a star on a rod and often wearing crowns and dressed in clothes to resemble the Three Magi (variously also known as Three Kings or Three Wise Men). The singing processions have their roots in an old medieval ecclesiastical play, centred on the Biblical Magi of the Christmas story in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:1–28), appropriate to Epiphany. It is observed usually during the period between 27 December and 6 January (the feast of the Epiphany).
In Scandinavia and Central Europe a special set of songs, distinct from Christmas carols has developed in this context. In England, the liturgical drama developed from being performed by cathedral schoolboys in the 16th century to become a more secular mystery drama, also containing some ordinary Christmas songs and carols. Historically performed by boys and male adolescents only, it is nowadays performed by children and young people of both sexes in most regions where the tradition is alive.
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Between January 1 and 6 the "Sternsinger" carolers call nationwide attention to how important it is to once again build bridges of reconciliation and peace.
Sternsinger are children dressed as the Magi (the Wise Men: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar) who visit homes on or before January 6 (Epiphany) to sing carols and collect donations for a worthy cause, usually aid programs that help the people of Third World countries.
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KINDERMISSIONSWERK „Die Sternsinger“ is the children relief organization of the catholic church in Germany.
It was a girl from Aachen, Auguste von Sartorius, who started in 1846. Being concerned about the poverty of children in China and Africa, she continued an initiative, which started in France in 1843. Thus developed “Pontifical Missionary Childhood” which is nowadays represented in about 120 countries, with a central office in Rome. In Germany it is known as KINDERMISSIONSWERK “Die Sternsinger”, located in Aachen.
Our aim
Kindermissionswerk “Die Sternsinger” links Germany with Asia, Latin America, Africa, Oceania and Eastern Europe. By numerous activities – especially by the Carol Singers’ Campaign - German children do support projects for disadvantaged children. For this aim Kindermissionswerk receives donations from children’s groups, school classes, families, parishes and donors in Germany.
Our help
With a constant focus on the preferential option for the poor we support projects with the aim to improve effectively the living conditions and educational chances of children irrespective of their religion, origin or color. We help the local churches to ensure the religious education of the children.
We specially focus on street children, working children, disabled children, children of ethnic minorities, children in war, refugee children, sexually abused children, children with Aids, orphans and children who are victims of natural disasters.
For further information please send an e-mail to: project(at)kindermissionswerk(dot)de.
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