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  2. 8 of the best Christmas markets in Germany - AOL

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    The first of Berlin’s Christmas markets reportedly dates back to 1530 (Getty Images) ... a stage that hosts around 100 free events between 5 and 23 December. ... in central Germany. Christmas ...

  3. What is St. Nicholas Day? How the German and Dutch holiday ...

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    There are less than 20 days until Christmas, but St. Nicholas comes on Dec. 6. Here's what to know about the holiday.

  4. List of Christmas markets - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Public holidays in Germany - Wikipedia

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    The status of quiet days is also given to festivities joyous in nature: in Hesse, the highest Christian holidays are half-quiet days (until midday) and in Rhineland-Palatinate, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day are two-thirds-quiet days (until 4 pm). For details see the German article on the Tanzverbot ("dancing ban").

  6. Leipzig Christmas Market - Wikipedia

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    Leipzig Christmas Market (1950) Its history goes back to 1458. In notes by Johann Jacob Vogel from 1714 [2] there is the note: "Anno 1458. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Marggraff of Meissen and Hertzog of Saxony / publicly advertised the Weynachtsmarckt / and the city / because of the loyal service rendered / as shown to him by the council / and the citizens / thus pardoned."

  7. There's a Magical German Holiday Market in the Midwest US

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    Rosenfeld, whose passion for the attraction stems from her life-changing experience as a foreign exchange student in Germany, created the Christkindlmarkt in 2017 with integrity at its core.

  8. Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz - Wikipedia

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    Kripperlmarkt. With around 140 market stands, it now has around three million visitors every year from all over the world. In addition to the extensive musical-cultural accompanying program, the almost 30-meter-high Christmas tree in front of the town hall, with around 2,500 lights, is donated every year to the citizens of Munich by a different town from Austria or Italy.

  9. Christmas market - Wikipedia

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    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]