Everyone is welcome

A Christmas that connects lonely hearts

"Together instead of alone": this motto strikes a chord with the times, as the number of people attending the Christmas party at Austria Haus is enormous every year.(Bild: Natanja Tiedemann-capturing big moments)

The Kepp family from Lochau has been bringing light into lonely hearts for three years. On Christmas Eve, they organize a party for people who have no one to spend Christmas Eve with.

The guests are as diverse as life itself. "They range from two-year-olds to 95-year-olds," says organizer Sarah-Maria Kepp. Behind the faces are stories that are touching and thought-provoking: The young mother who finds herself alone with her child after a separation, the widower who finds an empty home after the death of his wife, or the father who has lost contact with his family. They are people from all walks of life and age groups who are looking for something on this evening that cannot be bought: community.