Winter Solstice

"All life is struggle and victory. Victory however brings the duty of a new
struggle. Thus the fight is the content and purpose of a glorious life."

This is the heroic confession of the Teutons, our ancestors who fought this
eternal struggle against the relentless ice of the North.

In the North, where the sunfire only offered little possibilities to live,
our world view was forged: life was the fight with darkness and cold, where
there was no other ally but the peoples will to survive and the sun.

Thus the sun became the image of the Teutons inherent strength.

On this shortest day, when there are only a few warming sun rays, we have
to remember this enduring fight of our ancestors for survival.

Today we face another darkness, which is more sinister. Remember that our
ancestors endured all dangers nature threw at them at least long enough to
hand over the light of life to their children. This task must not be
forgotten and today it is our turn to preserve our heritage, facing
dangers.