German Christmas markets: the long winter look

Merry Christmas, we immediately think of Christmas Eve in December 24th, 25 days of christmas. But, as we have Spring Festival, before purchasing work but more can really experience the atmosphere of the festival. In Germany, people used in the Christmas market, generally speaking, late November began to market trend, in December 24th until Christmas Eve at noon that day, Christmas markets all vendors began to clean up the stalls, they have to go home with his family for Christmas eve. Now, Hamburg and Berlin and even extended to the new year Christmas market. However, the Christmas market is one of the oldest and most prestigious is Dresden and Nuremberg.

Dresden _ Christmas Market

Dresden.

Sure as a gun, this is when I was in Germany to see the most people, I suspect, is it right? All of Dresden people in the focus here! Here than elsewhere, it is an annual Christmas parade!

Dresden because of the German Christmas markets be known to all the world's oldest and become popular tourist destination during the christmas. This originated in the 1434 Christmas market climax sector has been a Christmas fruit cake celebration: about 4 tons of giant cake from the heights of Wenger palace, the palace chapel and Frauenkirche Semper opera house, direct, Christmas markets, where, it will be cut into small pieces sold to those streams of people busily coming and going to the pursuit of tourists.

Nuremberg.

In the commanding height of Nuremberg "imperial Castle" to the old city center "Hauptmarket" overlooking the main market, this year from 11 to December 23rd at the end of last of Europe's most famous Christmas market can be traced back to sixteenth Century. And the Christmas market continued excitement is from Christkind (also translated as "El Nino") started in the market parade, the blond boy every day to receive such as our general visitors in the market, the children can get lucky baby distribute candy. No doubt, the child is very beautiful, about sixteen to seven years old, we walked into her, she smiled on us, like "The Nutcracker" inside the characters, after an hour, the child. The market returned to normal order in the streams of people busily coming and going, we drink 2.5 European Cup Gl �� hwein pose is very sophisticated, for many Germans, throughout the December, they will often appear in various Christmas market, eating, shopping, do not buy anything, you know, the Christmas market in the "Made in Germany" prices are not cheap, but they just want to see, like the local people Stefan and I said: This is the best gift God gave him, let him be to Christmas, in this long winter, some expect.

Dresden preserved fruit cake festival

Indeed, this is the original German christmas. Germany seemed to have a lot of people proud of the Christmas tradition: originated in Thuringia, Christmas tree, from Germany to the world famous, Adel head. Von Isaacson Meiningen spent 7 years as Queen of England, her German Christmas tree was introduced to Great Britain; Christmas glass ball also produced in Thuringia, 160 years ago, the city of glass blowing process invented this decorations, today in the workshop in Thuringia can still see the blowing process of Christmas ball, even in the Christmas Market, you can also find such craftsmen, and have a word with him, maybe you'll find out, 100 years ago, his family by this craft had earned a manor.

In Germany more than 2500 Christmas market, still can find the Christmas tree and Christmas balls shadow, in addition, also can appreciate the flashing lights and romantic hut, enjoy the wonderful smell of roasted almonds and bake apple brought,

Must not be missed is hot to drink red wine, sweet and warm, to resist the winter cold. In the traditional Christmas market in Germany, in addition to selling many winter can enjoy the food, such as Christmas Gingerbread, Christmas red wine, and all kinds of delicious Christmas snack, the most attractive, or those unique and rich German traditional crafts, wooden angels, stars and moon, the golden color of Christmas candle and honey a hundred tricks Christmas crystal ball -- this is the best can be loaded into a Christmas Stocking Christmas gift.

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German Christmas market search

@ Dresden "Christmas fruit cake market" (Dresdner Striezelmarkt)

This market has 500 years of history, is one of Germany's oldest Christmas markets.

@ Germany Dresden Frauenkirche Christmas Market

2009 debut in front of Frauenkirche's "new advent" is one of the most interesting Christmas market. Scene 100 years ago in new markets around the industry workshop show here is particularly eye-catching bright spot, not far from the Frauenkirche side of little Christmas market is worth a stroll around the warm. Mintz alley (Muenzgasse) are too many to count light chain and a huge star of Moravia decorated in a riot of colours, romantic atmosphere to impressive.

@ Nuremberg El Nino bazaar

Nuremberg is one of Germany's oldest Christmas markets, traditionally, the locals as El Nino market (Christk Indlesmarkt), the annual celebration of the advent first day afternoon 5:30 in front of Frauenkirche (Frauenk Irche) the grand opening, activities will continue until Christmas eve. The Nuremberg Christmas market every year to attract 2000000 visitors from around the world to participate in the. The market every year to choose a 16-19 years old, height of not less than 1 meters of 6 local girls as the opening ceremony of the "infant" angel ", when she was dressed in an old terrace white gauze skirt, wearing a crown, the back plug wings appear in the market on the side, the Christmas market was officially opened.

@ Berlin Christmas market - Winter Magic

Berlin may be the Christmas market most populous city, has more than 60. Because the number of many, many market has its own theme and characteristic: sports, family, music, organic. The most famous Christmas market place: Gendarmenmarkt (Gendarmenmarkt), Potsdam Plaza, William Memorial Church, the Sherlock house, Alexander square.

@ Frankfurt Roma Castle (Roemerberg) Christmas Market

The Christmas market in a long history, dating back to 1393, Frankfurt is one of the oldest and most attractive market, the number of visitors each year from all over the world come to visit more than 3000000. The market has more than 240 stalls, is one of the biggest market in germany.

Stuttgart -Weihnachtsmarkt

Stuttgart - the Christmas Market

The most attractive tourist spot is the central Durbar Square fantasy background before the Stuttgart Christmas market (November 23rd to December 23rd), with nearly 280 beautifully decorated booth cabin, not only is the oldest, largest, most beautiful Christmas market. The market is full of strong festive atmosphere of the flashing neon lights, the air was filled with the sweet smell of cinnamon and vanilla. Every kind of angel modeling, amusing doll, fir branches and Christmas balls decorative wooden shops and the Palace Square called "winter dreams" snow park to create a dreamy beautiful Christmas atmosphere, every year attracts millions of visitors stopped admired. In the old palace square in the Renaissance style of the Imperial Palace, the small Christmas Concert held daily from far and near the guests present wonderful spiritual feast.

@ Burger - Christmas Market

The Christmas market in Hamburg has a lot of, The City Hall Square, goose market, port area and so on, especially to recommend the December 2-4 in labor Museum (Museum der Arbeit) small organic market sell all kinds of Christmas, from production to harvest all green organic food and Christmas gifts.