Sternsinger statten Politikern wieder Besuch ab

12/27/2024 09:34

(Act. 27.12.2024 10:46)

Die Sternsinger machen sich wieder auf den Weg zu unseren Politikern.
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This year, the Star Singers are also visiting our politicians, including Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and Karl Nehammer, to collect donations for aid projects in the poorest regions of the world as part of the Epiphany campaign.

This year, the Star Singers are also finding hospitality at prominent venues. Children dressed as “Three Wise Men” will visit Cardinal Christoph Schönborn in Vienna on Friday, before Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen also receives a visit from Star Singer delegations to the Hofburg on Monday, as part of the campaign of the Epiphany of the Catholic boys’ choir. announcement. On January 1, a group from Vorarlberg will be invited to the New Year’s Mass with Pope Francis in Rome.

The Three Kings visit politicians again

As Kathpress reported, Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) will be the first female politician to receive a visit in the new year, on January 2, as will Finance Minister Gunter Mayr. Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) will receive the Star Singers on January 7, as will Minister of Labor and Economy Martin Kocher, Minister of Agriculture Norbert Totschnig (both ÖVP) and the head of the parliamentary group of the ‘ÖVP August Wöginger. On January 8, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) invited the leader of the Green parliamentary group, Sigrid Maurer, to his home on January 9. Already in the “old year”, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) will meet the “kings” at the Rossauer barracks on December 30.

The Epiphany campaign supports around 500 humanitarian projects

During the Star Singer period, from December 27 to January 6, throughout Austria, 85,000 children dress up as Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, go from house to house and bring the Christmas message of peace and blessing for the new year. At the same time, they ask for donations to support people in the poorest regions of the world.

Thanks to the donations received, the Epiphany campaign supports around 500 humanitarian projects in the poorest regions of the world. Since the initiative was launched in 1954, €540 million has been raised, with a record €19.5 million raised last year. This year, the focus is on projects aimed at children and young people in Nepal, many of whom suffer from poverty, violence and exploitation.

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