Christmas Market Copenhagen E-Book

Cristina Berna

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

Christmas Markets in Denmark is a recent trend that is established for purely touristic and entertainment reasons. They have nothing in common with the European markets celebrating the birth of Jesus. You dont find Nativities here nor figurines for home Nativities. This is a completely different history than further down in Europe and it has a direct bearing on the origins of the Christmas Markets in Denmark. That of course should not prevent you from participating in the grand entertainment. Copenhagen is one of the most popular tourist destinations in spite of and for many because of its cool weather

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Cristina Berna loves photographing and writing. She also creates designs and advice on fashion and styling.

Eric Thomsen has published in science, economics and law, created exhibitions and arranged concerts.

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Cover: Christmas decorations in the Pedestrian street Strøget, Copenhagen, image: Berna

Inside: The swan lake in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, image: Berna

Below: Panoramic view of the Chinese Tower in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, image: Thesupermat2https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copenhagen_2016-01-01_(25669742862).jpg

Contents

Introduction

Short history

Copenhagen

Christmas Market Tivoli

Other Christmas Markets in Copenhagen

Christmas Market Railway station

Christmas Market Kongens Nytorv

Street Illumination

Other Christmas Markets on Sealand

Other Christmas Traditions

The official Christmas Tree in front of Copenhagen town hall with Tivoli gardens behind. The lights are turned on 1st Sunday in advent. Get in the right Christmas mood with community singing, Christmas procession, handing out Santa's candy bags and other activities, image: Visemhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_tree_in_Copenhagen_(December_2017)_1.jpg

Introduction

The Christmas Market appears to have started in the late Middle Ages in Germany. The Middle Ages is a long historic period in Europe starting abt 500 AD with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and lasting to abt 1500 AD when the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery took over.

It started as the Welcoming of Christ the Child – “Christ Kind” in German – at the beginning of the four Sundays of Advent that ends with Christmas Day, which is the 25 December.

The Christmas market is a fair connected with the seasonal period and infused with our religion, which very much organized everybody’s lives back then.

In Medieval times, rights to hold fairs were often granted by the feudal lords to convents and bishoprics both as income generation for the religious work and as a city development tool. Many towns trace their prosperity to the market rights. The close association between the local cathedral and the Christmas market is still evident although the taxes now go elsewhere.

Nativity: The Christ child in the manger, lying in a basket. The Three Holy Kings appearing to pay homage and offer rich gifts of treasure and essence. We will return to the Nativity later. ©Berna.

The Christmas market tradition has been revived and has now become a major holiday event. It has become a source of entertainment and enjoyment not only for the city and its local lands but for visitors from many other countries. Christmas markets have especially developed lightning to spread merriment in the dark Winter months and they vie with each other to be the best.

Short history

The Roman Empire was divided in two by Diocleatian in 284 AD. He believed the empire was too large to rule for one man and created the tetrarchy – a four man rule – with two rulers in the west (Maximian and Constantius the Pale) and two in the east (himself and Galerius).