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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Recurring event Christkindlmarket is a Christmas market held annually at Daley Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The festival attracts more than 1 million visitors each year.

History

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A nativity scene in the market in 2001
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The market in 2015.

The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest first held Chicago's Christkindlmarket on Pioneer Court in 1996.[1][2] Christkindlmarket was inspired by the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1997, Mayor Daley requested that the festival be moved to Daley Plaza.[2] That year the market attracted more than 750,000 visitors.[2] By 1999, the Christkindlmarket had become part of the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.[2] In recent years, Chicago's Christkindlmarket has become the largest Christmas market in the United States, hosting well over 1 million visitors annually.[2] In 2016, Christkindlmarket expanded to the Chicago suburb of Naperville.[3] Four years later, a virtual market took place. In 2023, the Christkindlmarket also took place in Aurora, Illinois, and Wrigleyville.[4] That year, they ran out of mugs.[5]

Vendors and attractions

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Christkindlmarket, Chicago 2014

The market is situated by a large Christmas tree at Daley Plaza and also houses a small nativity scene.[6] The site features entertainment from Christmas choirs, dance groups, and brass bands.[2] It also houses a Santa house.[2] At the site beer, wine, baked goods, meats, toys, holiday ornaments, and other Christmas decorations are sold by vendors from Germany, Ukraine, Austria, and the Chicago metropolitan area.[2]

See also

References

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Further reading

  • Zug, J.D. (1991). German-American Life: Recipes and Traditions. Iowa City: Penfield Press.

Notes

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External links

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  1. German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. (2006, November 17). Christkindlmarket Chicago - Contact. Retrieved July 08, 2007, from Шаблон:Cite web
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. (2006, November 17). Christkindlmarket Chicago - Facts. Retrieved July 08, 2007, from Шаблон:Cite web
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  5. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/christkindlmarket-souvenir-mugs-sold-out-at-downtown-chicago-aurora-locations/3306672/
  6. German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. (2007, July 13). Fireworks. Retrieved August 26, 2007, from Шаблон:Cite web