Sternsingers Begin Annual Blessing and Fundraising Efforts in Berlin and Brandenburg
Children dressed as the Three Wise Men visit government buildings to deliver blessings and collect donations for global children's rights initiatives.
- Sternsingers, children and youth dressed as Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, perform blessings and collect donations for charity projects worldwide.
- Berlin's Mayor Kai Wegner will welcome Sternsingers from Lichterfelde at the Rotes Rathaus on January 6 to kick off the year's activities.
- In Brandenburg, Minister President Dietmar Woidke and other officials will host Sternsingers at the State Chancellery and Landtag on January 6 and 7.
- The donations will support projects such as funding schools and providing therapy for children affected by violence, emphasizing global children's rights.
- Last year, the campaign raised approximately 46 million euros nationwide, according to the Catholic aid organization organizing the initiative.