Christmas Eve in Lekkum, Nether-lands,
2005 & 2006
Every year, the protestant congregat-ion of
Lekkum, Friesland, organizes a Christmas Evening in the local
church. There is singing, a short play, and a sermon, all
centered around and explaining the christmas-message. Many
locals, whether religious or not, visit the celebration.
Non-believers come, because for them too, the service is an
important part of christmas eve. “It wouldn’t be
complete without it.”, they say. The congregation tries,
consciously or subconsciously, to get more people into touch
with their Christian roots [religion] and hopes to boost the
number of visitors to their church services through out the
year.
