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From Switzerland’s Basel Christmas Market to Denmark’s Christmas in Tivoli to New York’s Winter Village, here are some of the top Christmas markets that are taking place around the world in ...
The New Market Square (Polish: plac Nowy Targ [plat͡s ˈnɔvɨ ˈtark]; German: Neumarkt) is a market square in Wrocław, Poland. It is one of the three historic market squares of the city's old town, next to the Market Square and the Salt Market Square. In 1945, most of the buildings on the square were completely destroyed.
European Christmas Market – St. Paul, Minnesota [134] German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc – Oconomowoc, Wisconsin [135] [136] Germania Society Christkindlmarkt – Cincinnati, Ohio [137] Holiday Shops – Bryant Park, New York City [138] Old World Christmas Market – Nashua, New Hampshire [139]
The Market Square (Polish: Rynek, German: Großer Ring) is a medieval market square located in Wrocław, Poland. The square is rectangular with the dimensions 213 by 178 metres (699 ft × 584 ft) and serves as a pedestrian zone. It is one of the largest market squares in Europe, with the largest two city halls in Poland.
Christmas market in Merano, Italy. The first traces of Christmas markets in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire go back to late medieval sales fairs and—often one-day—markets, which gave citizens the opportunity to stock up on meat and winter necessities at the beginning of the cold season. [10]
The Salt Market Square or Salt Square (Polish: plac Solny [plat͡s ˈsɔlnɨ]; German: Salzring, [1827–1945] Blücherplatz) is a medieval market square in Wrocław, Poland. It is one of the three historic market squares in the city's old town, next to the Market Square and the New Market Square. It is located in the city center, on the ...
Other aspects of Polish Christmas include nativity plays called "Jasełka" or "Herody", outdoor nativity scenes, the singing of carols, notably "God Is Born" or "Midst Quiet Night", and Kulig, a horse-pulled sleigh ride. The tradition of crafting and hand-making Christmas szopkas in Kraków was declared UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. [1]
The Salt Square (now a flower market) opened in 1242 is located at the south-western corner of the Market Square – close to the square, between Szewska and Łaciarska streets, is the domeless 13th-century St. Mary Magdalene Church, which during the Reformation (1523) was converted into Wrocław's first Protestant temple. [205]