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Are you one of the many people who have trouble finding original Christmas presents year after year? Are you fed up with the same old shops selling the same old goods? If so, you're sure to discover some really unique gifts at one of many German Christmas Markets. 

Colourful Christmas Market stalls are usually set out in the town or city centre. Most stalls, who are not selling Glühwein or food, will display a huge range of traditional Christmas gifts and decorations, including wooden toys, glass, ceramic and porcelain articles. Gifts which your friends and family are sure to remember forever! Listed below are just a few of the traditional and most popular items which you can expect to find at any Christmas Market in Germany.

Munich Christmas Market

Pyramid

Each pyramid is hand-crafted out of wood. The top fan blade revolves from the heat of burning candles.

In the 18th century it was part of the Christmas decoration of churches.

Pyramid

 

  Nutcrackers

Nutcracker1

Nutcrackers have a long and interesting past. The woods of Thüringen were populated by craftsmen who made utensils from the wood of the forest.

Nutcracker2

Being artists, those craftsmen held the view that it wasn´t enough for the utensil to do its job, it also had to be beautiful to look at.

Incense Smokers

Smoker1

Smokers, or Raeucher- maennchen in German, are a unique tradition of the Erzgebirge mountains of Germany. Tradition has it that the incense they burn reminds the owner of the incense the Three Wise Men brought to Jesus on Epiphany, January 6th.

Smoker2

An incense cone is placed inside, lit, and the smoker smokes out of its mouth, or sometimes out of a chimney or cooking pot.

 

    Music Boxes & Figures

Carefully hand-made out of wood and delicately hand-enamelled. Each piece is a masterpiece.

Music Box

Wood Carvings

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