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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 ...
This year the markets will open on 30 November 2024, running until 7 January 2025. ... For something more central, check out the stalls in Gendarmenmarkt for the classic German Christmas market ...
The Magdeburg Christmas market (German: Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt) is a Christmas market taking place annually in Magdeburg, Germany, at the Old Market Square . It is the largest Christmas market in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, [1] with more than two million annual visitors and over 125 Christmas stands. [2]
On 20 December 2024, an SUV was driven into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing 6 people and injuring at least 299 others.The driver of the car, allegedly 50-year-old anti-Islam activist Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, was arrested at the scene.
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]
Find festive cheer and scenic settings across the country, from Berlin to Bavaria
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]
PHOTO: A car drives through the annual Christmas market in the city center, Dec. 20, 2024, in Magdeburg, Germany. (CCTV Video) MORE: At least 2 dead, nearly 70 injured when car plows into German ...