Wichtelpuppets from around the world

They come from India via Germany to Austria. Here, children have crafted angels, shepherds, innkeepers, men, women, emperors, kings, Romans, and the holy family out of ?????????? in their evangelical religious-studies class. The puppets were then introduced to the community at a puppet show in the town of Mittersill. After that, they got on board a plane. Some of them will arrive at casa mateus in Sao Paulo, Brazil, while the rest will go to an orphanage for AIDS victims in Nairobi, Kenya. “And travelling alongside the puppets are our prayers and good thoughts with the hope of giving a little light to the poorest of the poor," added Tina Geistanger, the religious-studies teacher.