Post by Fish Report on Nov 1, 2021 21:48:57 GMT -5
Join us this Advent Season for Russia’s 1st Annual Christkindlmarkt! The event will be held Sunday, December 5th from 5-7pm near the shelter house in Russia’s Park and will feature 11 local businesses providing quality handmade goods.
The creation of Russia’s Christkindlmarkt logo took time, multiple iterations, and creativity. We wanted to combine traditional German features while paying homage to our French-Catholic heritage. That’s why you’ll see Olde German lettering and Tudor style homes alongside an angel flying through the night proclaiming the birth of the Christ Child and a French fleur-de-lis. We hope you love it! A special thank you to the gracious and talented Melissa Armstrong who donated her graphic design skills to help polish and digitize the logo and supplemental banner.
Christkindlmarkt (literal translation: Christ Child Market) is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas & signals the beginning of Advent. These markets originated in Germany, but have since become popular across western Europe and are held in several countries throughout the world.
The precursor to Christmas markets is thought to be Vienna’s Dezembermarkt (December Market), dating back to around 1296. Emperor Albrecht I granted shopkeepers the rights to hold a market for a day or two in early winter so that townspeople could stock up on supplies to last through the cold months. Wintermärkte (winter markets) began to spring up all over Europe.
Over time, local families started setting up stalls to sell baskets, toys, and wood carvings alongside others selling almonds, roasted chestnuts, and gingerbread. These were often bought as gifts to give away at Christmas. It was the winter markets that eventually became known as Christmas Markets—the earliest of which are claimed to be in Germany: Munich in around 1310, Bautzen in 1384, and Frankfurt in 1393. Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first held in 1434 and is considered the first true Christmas market.
Some of the most traditional handcrafts found at Christkindlmarkts are nutcrackers, wooden figurines, straw stars and smokers, cookie tins, glass balls, toys, and tree ornaments.
The creation of Russia’s Christkindlmarkt logo took time, multiple iterations, and creativity. We wanted to combine traditional German features while paying homage to our French-Catholic heritage. That’s why you’ll see Olde German lettering and Tudor style homes alongside an angel flying through the night proclaiming the birth of the Christ Child and a French fleur-de-lis. We hope you love it! A special thank you to the gracious and talented Melissa Armstrong who donated her graphic design skills to help polish and digitize the logo and supplemental banner.
Christkindlmarkt (literal translation: Christ Child Market) is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas & signals the beginning of Advent. These markets originated in Germany, but have since become popular across western Europe and are held in several countries throughout the world.
The precursor to Christmas markets is thought to be Vienna’s Dezembermarkt (December Market), dating back to around 1296. Emperor Albrecht I granted shopkeepers the rights to hold a market for a day or two in early winter so that townspeople could stock up on supplies to last through the cold months. Wintermärkte (winter markets) began to spring up all over Europe.
Over time, local families started setting up stalls to sell baskets, toys, and wood carvings alongside others selling almonds, roasted chestnuts, and gingerbread. These were often bought as gifts to give away at Christmas. It was the winter markets that eventually became known as Christmas Markets—the earliest of which are claimed to be in Germany: Munich in around 1310, Bautzen in 1384, and Frankfurt in 1393. Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first held in 1434 and is considered the first true Christmas market.
Some of the most traditional handcrafts found at Christkindlmarkts are nutcrackers, wooden figurines, straw stars and smokers, cookie tins, glass balls, toys, and tree ornaments.