Arnold Schwarzenegger - GERMAN WORLD MAGAZINE
Arnold Schwarzenegger - GERMAN WORLD MAGAZINE
Arnold Schwarzenegger - GERMAN WORLD MAGAZINE
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Chicago’s<br />
Christkindlmarket<br />
I<br />
Celebrates its 15th Anniversary<br />
nspired by the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg,<br />
Germany, one of the oldest dating back to 1545, the<br />
Christkindlmarket in Chicago has been bringing a<br />
cherished German and European tradition to Chicago<br />
for 15 years now.<br />
Nestled amidst Chicago’s downtown skyscrapers,<br />
Daley Plaza is aglow during the holiday season with<br />
twinkling lights and filled with red and white striped huts.<br />
Since 1996, the German American Chamber of<br />
Commerce of the Midwest has hosted the largest<br />
traditional Christmas market outside of Germany in<br />
Chicago, which was first held on Pioneer Court in<br />
1996 and moved to Daley Plaza in 1997. Today the<br />
four-week event attracts more than 2 million visitors.<br />
More than 65% of the vendors travel all the way<br />
from Germany to participate in this cultural event,<br />
making the Chicago version highly authentic. Visitors<br />
have plenty of opportunity to not only practice their<br />
German but to learn more about German culture<br />
while browsing the vendor tables which offer an<br />
abundance of one-of-a-kind treasures or while<br />
indulging in German delicacies, such as bratwurst,<br />
potato pancakes, and schnitzel or stollen, strudel,<br />
pretzels, and roasted nuts. Visitors can quench their<br />
thirst with a refreshing imported German beer or<br />
warm up with a cup of gluehwein (hot spiced wine)<br />
served in a red anniversary souvenir boot-mug.<br />
The name “Christkindlmarket” refers to the myth of<br />
the Christkindl who — in German-speaking countries<br />
— is celebrated as a fairy-like being dressed in a gold<br />
and white robe with a crown upon her golden locks,<br />
and who is traditionally the bearer of gifts for children.<br />
The market welcomes the German Christkind to the<br />
city of Chicago to recite her famous welcoming decree<br />
during the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony,<br />
which officially opens the market to all visitors.<br />
HISTORY CHICAGO<br />
� THE MARKET WILL BE OPEN DAILY<br />
SUNDAY TO THURSDAY: 11AM - 8PM<br />
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 11AM - 9PM<br />
WWW.CHRISTKINDLMARKET.COM<br />
312.494.2175<br />
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