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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 ...
Location: Innsbruck, Austria Dates: November 15–December 23 Why we love it: The Old Town Christmas Market, tucked away in Innsbruck, Austria, blends peace and artistry.Visitors make their way ...
Highlight: Instead of a traditional Christmas tree, the Vilnius Christmas market features a festive installation made from sustainable spruce branches, metal structures, garland, mirrors, and ...
In their main shop in Rothenburg ob der Tauber there is a Christmas Museum [2] and a Christmas exhibition. Amongst its extensive range of products are candles, Christmas tree decorations, nativity scenes and nutcrackers. The shop is open all year long and claims to have the world's largest selection of traditional German Christmas ornaments. [3]
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]
This market event was first mentioned in 1434, under Friedrich II, Elector of Saxony, when it was held the Monday before Christmas on the Altmarkt square.Originally, it was a one-day market to provide the citizens of Dresden with the sale of meat for the Christmas meal after the traditional Advent period of fasting.
The sound of carols in the air, the scent of mulled wine spices and the spectacle of hundreds upon hundreds of lights and decorations make Christmas markets one of the highlights of the festive ...
In northern and eastern Europe traditional candles were used to achieve this goal. The Christmas pyramid would eventually unify these two traditions and become a symbol of Christmas celebrations. The forerunner of the pyramid was a construction known as a Lichtergestelle (literally: 'light stand') which were very popular in the 18th century ...
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