Christmas Markets
A Christmas Market, also known as Christkindlmarkt
(literally: Christ Child Market, but the term "Christkind" usually
refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally
the Christ Child), Christkindlesmarkt, Christkindlimarkt, and Weihnachtsmarkt
is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four
weeks of Advent. These markets originated in Germany, but are now held in many
countries. Some in the U.S. have adapted the name to the quasi-German
Christkindlmarket, substituting market for German Markt.
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 that included many eastern regions of France. They became a popular
Advent custom during the Reformation era. Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first
held in 1434 and one of the first true Christmas markets; earlier markets of
the season were "December markets". Early mentions of these
"December markets" can be found in Vienna (1298), Munich (1310),Bautzen
(1384), and Frankfurt (1393)
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