Advent in Ratten - approaching Christmas

Reflective pre-Christmas season and shining children's eyes!

November 27, 2026       Christmas bazaar of the Lebenshilfe from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

November 27, 2026        Advent Street from 5 p.m., Advent Street of the Children's Friends, in the courtyard at Gasthof Albert
Exhibitors with regional products, regional handicraft exhibitors, Christmas crafts, Christkind     
Post office, mulled wine, culinary delights…..

November 28, 2026       Perchtenlauf

December 6, 2026       St. Nicholas Kirtag in the village, St. Nicholas afternoon at the fire station

December 8, 2026       Advent singing in the parish church

December 11, 2026       Rattener Advent – heading towards Christmas: “Mettenschicht” at the mining museum
Mettenschicht – revived tradition from the time of mining
The so-called “Mettenschicht” is a very old tradition of the miners. It was the last shift before Christmas, where the miners would gather together. The name refers to the Christmas mass that follows the last shift. There was traditional food and a festive service.
The mining museum and the Ratten music association jointly host this traditional pre-Christmas event. The area between the musician house and the mining museum shines in pre-Christmas splendor – decorated with a lit Christmas tree, open fire, and fairy lights.
This historic 'shift', the second since the end of mining in 1960 in Ratten and St. Kathrein/H., is accompanied by the Bergknappen music and enriched with texts and thoughts by Christine Baumgartner and Franz Mögle.
Culinary offerings remain traditional. There is apple or dried fruit bread and the popular Mettenjause, a lentil stew with sausage.

December 20, 2026    Rattener Advent from 4 p.m. – heading towards Christmas: Advent at the leisure center
“Feeling the Christmas sparkle” with traditional delicacies, musical accompaniment with the duo “Ernst and Heinz”, Advent stories, and book presentation with Sepp Grasmugg and the drawing from the prize game of the “St. Nicholas Days of the Rattener Business”

The organizers look forward to many visitors to experience this reflective time together!