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Situated in the heart of the Rhine Valley’s wine-making country, Rudesheim am Rhine is a top destination throughout the year. However, once the night draws in and Christmas comes into view, the ...
To tie a bow on the Christmas festivities, the market holds an end-of-holiday tradition called Epiphany on January 6, which entails prancing around the city center Christmas tree just the the Who ...
Road Scholar’s list of Christmas market tour offerings includes European Christmas market tours and other holiday-themed itineraries to destinations worldwide; they're a great travel tour ...
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Christmas gift-bringers in Europe. A number of Midwinter or Christmas traditions in European folklore involve gift-bringers.Mostly involving the figure of a bearded old man, the traditions have mutually influenced one another, and have adopted aspects from Christian hagiography, even before the modern period.
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 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 ...
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 ...