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Bolesławiec, Poland - U.S. Army Soldiers from the Georgia-based 3rd Infantry Division attended the ‘Star of Kindness’ event which took place in the Bolesławiec market square December 15-17. In Polish custom, the little star on the night of Christmas Eve is called ‘Gwiazda zyczliwosci’ meaning ‘Star of Kindness.’ During the event, members of the community shared greetings and well wishes as they celebrated the holidays.
The little star is in reference to the star of David which the three wisemen witnessed while traveling towards Bethlehem. The ceremony concluded with dignitaries singing on stage and passing out wafers in baskets to local attendees. The wafers are passed around as tokens of goodwill shared in benevolence amongst individuals during the festivities for the holidays.
“The ‘Star of Kindness’ represents the first star that appears in the sky on December 24th and it’s a Polish tradition,” said U.S. Army Capt. Richard Lee Macleod, the garrison officer in charge of Forward Operating Site Bolesławiec. “They have dinner and then open presents on Christmas Eve, and it starts off the Christmas season in the square.”
The weekend’s scheduled festivities included vendors selling a variety of meals and wares as well as children’s plays and puppet shows. A Christmas fair along with a carousel was included with live musical performances from the 3rd Infantry Division Band. Additionally, 3rd ID Soldiers shared in the holiday spirit while on deployment in Bolesławiec by giving gifts to the Polish children in attendance.
“The purpose of the event is an outreach to the community as goodwill towards Bolesławiec as a strong allied nation,” said U.S. Army Maj. Nicholas Stave, battalion operations officer with the 3rd Infantry Division.
| Date Taken: | 12.15.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.19.2023 09:06 |
| Story ID: | 460292 |
| Location: | BOLESLAWIEC, PL |
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