Christmas Vespers
The Christvesper (Latin : vesper: evening) is the common name in the Protestant churches for the service on Christmas Eve . It is usually celebrated between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The focus is on the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus according to Luke 2 LUT . The Christmas vesper is often preceded by a nativity play . In some places it is customary to integrate the nativity scene into the Christmas Vespers. The sermon texts are interchangeable with those of Christmas Eve .
From a liturgical point of view, it corresponds to the Western Church's “ First Vespers of Sunday and public holidays ”. In contrast to the expression in the Roman Catholic Church, however, the preaching of the word is a permanent part of the worship service.
In many regions of the Ore Mountains , but also in the Vogtland and parts of Thuringia , it is customary to carry the Mettenlicht into the churches with the help of Metten or Christ lanterns and use them to illuminate the church.
Web links
- Christmas Vespers. In: Evangelical Church in Germany: Advent is in December. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred Blechschmidt: Christmas customs in the Ore Mountains . Altis-Verlag, Friedrichsthal 2010, ISBN 978-3-910195-60-8 , p. 82