It was supposed to be the first Christmas in peace, but it turned out to be a terrible day. On December 26, 1945, two girls are looking for the Christ Child – and die in the process. The story of Eugenia and Elfriede.
Elvira Wermuth fetches a new grave light from her trunk and lights it with a little effort. The wind is blowing quite strong and the lighter is stubborn. Then the old grave light is quickly exchanged for the new one, a third one stands there and burns in the last pulls. For more than 70 years, the woman with the accurate short haircut and freshly manicured fingernails has been going to the Marterl am Wald at Christmas time.