This week the Monday Podcast visited the Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Oberursel.  In comparison to last year, there was a lot more to see and better weather as well.

We spent the afternoon there, and the longer we stayed, the more people there were.  It was very busy in the evening.

Oberursel Christmas Market

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The Christmas markets in Germany are known by various different names, most commonly Weihnachtsmarkt, Christkindlmarkt, or Adventmarkt.

The markets offer traditional food and drink, such as Lebkuchen or Glühwein, but also craftwork such as Christmas tree decorations.

There are markets in most German towns. In the larger towns they run for most of Advent, the smaller ones are only for a weekend.

The most famous markets are Nuremberg, Dresden, Erfurt, Frankfurt and Cologne.

In the coming podcasts we will be talking more about German Christmas traditions.

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Christmas Markets – Calendar

It’s Christmas Market time again in Germany. A list of the major Christmas Markets can be found in the AllThingsGerman.net Calender.

I hope to visit several of the markets and will report back here during December. If you can’t wait that long, why not listen to last year’s podcast?