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@CCF: the "Three Wise Men" (in German "Heilige Drei Könige" = "Holy Three Kings")-celebration on the 6th January, is orign Catholic. In Germany the Catholic people are celebrating it.
I'm not a member of a church, so it's nothing, which I know closer, but at this day it's unusual over here, that children got presents. Here it's usual, that the kids are going around to the houses, disguised as the Three Holy Men and are collecting donations for the Catholic humanity-organizations, mainly for their work in the Third World. After you gave some money to them, they are writing with crayon the blessing "C+M+B" and the year besides your door. This crayon-letters weren't washed away, this brings bad luck.
We still have the "C+M+B 08"-blessing at our house, too. The previous owner was Catholic. I think, next 6th Jan, we'll give some money to the "Three Holy Men", too. We're not in a Church, but it's for a good reason.
I'm not a member of a church, so it's nothing, which I know closer, but at this day it's unusual over here, that children got presents. Here it's usual, that the kids are going around to the houses, disguised as the Three Holy Men and are collecting donations for the Catholic humanity-organizations, mainly for their work in the Third World. After you gave some money to them, they are writing with crayon the blessing "C+M+B" and the year besides your door. This crayon-letters weren't washed away, this brings bad luck.
We still have the "C+M+B 08"-blessing at our house, too. The previous owner was Catholic. I think, next 6th Jan, we'll give some money to the "Three Holy Men", too. We're not in a Church, but it's for a good reason.