Christkindlmarket in Chicago's Daley Plaza
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Christkindlmarket Chicago
review by Ed Vincent
We've had some great weather to be out and about and a great year
to reach for the holiday season with appreciation. There is much
going wrong all around the world and even in the fair city of Chicago.
The Christkindlmarket may help take you back to a simpler time
of goodwill and good wishes, and perhaps a catalyst to do some
good in this season of celebration.
Christkindlmarket in Chicago's Daley Plaza is the largest outdoor holiday
celebration of the season.
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A decorated representation of the birth place of Christ, the Manger of Bethlehem.
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Food, Food, Gifts, and more food.
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The Christkindlmarket is a small slice of Europe here in America.
It is easy to get to by public transportation or many of the easy
to reach parking lots in the downtown area. While you are at
the Christkindlmarket, you are only a block away from the new
Macy's Christmas windows and don't forget to check the time
of plays at the Goodman and have a bite to eat at Macy's too.
Christkindlmarket Chicago
A German American Holiday Festival
Chicago's largest open-air Christmas festival was first held on Pioneer Court in 1996. Inspired by the famous German Christmas Market in Nuremberg, which dates back to 1545, Christkindlmarket brings a cherished German and European tradition with international flair and
local color to Chicago. By special invitation of Mayor Richard M. Daley, Christkindlmarket moved to Daley Plaza in 1997. Christkindlmarket Chicago and the City of Chicago with the Mayor’s Office of Special
Events have since shared a great partnership based on mutual
cooperation.
Since 1999 Christkindlmarket’s Grand Opening is a special highlight
during the celebration of the City of Chicago Annual Holiday Tree
Lighting ceremony which always takes place on the First Friday after Thanksgiving Day. The Christkindl, the Christmas Fairy, is a cherished highlight during the Holiday Tree Lighting. The Christmas Fairy proclaims the opening of Christkindlmarket Chicago. The Christkindl is a holiday
icon of the Christkindlesmarkt Nuremberg, Germany, Chicago’s sister market.
Popular from the very beginning, the two-week long Christmas extravaganza attracted more than 300,000 visitors in the first year. In 1997, Christkindlmarket Chicago became a four-week long event and
the number of visitors quickly rose to 750,000.
Today, Christkindlmarket Chicago is the largest and most renowned Christmas/holiday market in the US attracting more than 1 million visitors from around the Chicagoland area, both coasts and around the world.
Christkindlmarket Chicago Website
German (in English) Reports of Chicago's Christkindlmarket
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