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The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest first held Chicago's Christkindlmarket on Pioneer Court in 1996. [1] [2] Christkindlmarket was inspired by the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1997, Mayor Daley requested that the festival be moved to Daley Plaza. [2] That year the market attracted more than 750,000 visitors. [2]
First launched in 1996, Christkindlmarket Chicago takes inspiration from the historic Christkindelmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany, bringing a taste of traditional German Christmas markets to the Windy ...
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Some in the U.S. have adapted the German name to quasi-English Christkindlmarket, swapping German Markt and market. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Christmas markets date to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire , which included many eastern regions of modern France. [ 2 ]
Thirty-five wooden booths are built in Germany and shipped to Chicago for the first Christkindlmarket Chicago, which lasts 17 days with 15 vendors. The event moves from Pioneer Court on Michigan ...
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In addition the tree had to be found within 100 miles (160 km) of the Chicago Loop and in a location that it could safely be removed from. [7] The tree used in 2010 was decorated with 7000 LED lights and the tree topper was a lighted star. [7] The 70-foot (21 m) fir used in 2010 weighed in at 11,900 pounds (5,400 kg). [7]
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