Join a community gathering that brings the Peace Light from Bethlehem to Ballerup for another year. The day opens at the library with music, group singing and talks about peace and friendship, before participants walk together in a procession to two care homes in the town centre, where they light lanterns and sing for the residents.
The day also includes the Mayor lighting the town's Christmas tree on Kirketorvet with the Peace Light, and it closes with a devotional service and singing at Ballerup Church. The tradition began in Austria in the early 1980s and has since spread across Europe, and in Ballerup it has grown into an event that brings together many associations and residents of all ages and backgrounds.
