When star singing girls and boys disguise themselves as one of the holy three kings, Kaspar, Melchior or Balthasar and carry a star with itself. They pull from house to house and sing different king songs and write with consecrated chalk benediction character the entry doors. ( 20 C + M + B 03 - "Christus Mansionem Benedicat" - " Christ bless this house " )
As return you receive and smaller money to sweets, for special welfare organizations to be usually donated.
The star singing is a catholic custom, which in the late Middle Ages in the periphery was only exercised by bishop seats by choir pupils. The oldest delivered source originates from the Benedictines abbey St.Peter to Salzburg from the year 1541. Today there is hardly a catholic municipality in Bavaria, in that Ministrants do not around-pull, around with their songs and poems, To collect donations.