MORE ONLINE: Visit StuttgartCitizen.com and sign up for the daily email for more timely announcements HISTORY FOOD LISTINGS HISTORY AND TRADITIONS FAVORITE TREATS CHRISTMAS MARKET of Christmas and Christmas of Christmas market fare, information for dozens of markets in Germany — PAGES 2-3. with recipes — PAGES 9-13. cities in Europe — PAGES 15-18. REGIONAL FAVORITES In-depth reviews of several of Baden-Württemberg’s most popular markets. — PAGES 4-8. Thursday, November 13, 2014 Sustaining & Supporting the Stuttgart U.S. Military Community Garrison Website: www.stuttgart.army.mil Facebook: facebook.com/USAGarrisonStuttgart stuttgartcitizen.com CHRISTMAS MARKET RECIPES CHRISTMAS MARKET REVIEWS NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS MWR AND MOVIE LISTINGS Glühwein — PAGE 9, Reibekuchen — PAGE 10, See reviews on Ludwigsburg — PAGE 4, Find all of the regular community announce- You can still fi nd all of our regular MWR events Chestnuts — PAGE 11, Gingerbread — PAGE 12, Tübingen — PAGE 5, Möhringen — PAGE 5 and ments and news briefs full of important infor- announcements and listings for current movies Stollen — PAGE 13. Esslingen — PAGE 8. mation and events — PAGE 6. at Patch Theater — PAGE 14. Page 2 HISTORY & TRADITIONS The Citizen, November 13, 2014 is newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. 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If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is con rmed, the printer shall refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. Publisher: AdvantiPro GmbH www.advantipro.com e Citizen is a biweekly o set press publication published by AdvantiPro GmbH and printed by Oggersheimer Druckzentrum. Circulation is 7,000 copies. The Stuttgart Christmas market is a large and popular one that draws visitors even from neighboring regions. Christmas markets started with the Handelsregister: Zweibrücken, HRB 1824 Z protestant reformation, but have since become a widely popular German tradition enjoyed by throngs of visitors yearly. — Shutterstock.com photo. Gerichtsstand Kaiserslautern Ust-IdNr.: DE 229812354 John ompson By Nicole Karsch-Meibom time, it was traditional to give children not only male, the Christkind also took Managing Director Telephone: +49 (0) 631-3033-5530 Kaiserslautern American Contributing writer presents on Dec. 6, St. Nikolaus Day. on a feminine appearance. at is why Email: [email protected] To turn away from the Catholic ven- today a young woman is chosen usu- Corinna Emser ey are called “Weihnachtsmarkt” eration of saints and saint’s days, Luther ally to play the part of the Christkind. Production Manager or “Christkindlmarkt,” originally de- laid gi -giving in his household on Nevertheless, whatever the name, from Newspaper Layout/Designer Alexander Pütz pending on whether the region is Christmas Eve. He told his children that crib gurines to wood carvings, it can Dipl. Designer (FH/University of applied sciences) Protestant or Catholic. Whatever the “Holy Christ” had brought their pres- all be found at a Christmas market. Display Advertising Contact name, however, they are great opportu- ents. is tradition quickly took hold in Depending on the size of the event, Jaqueline Samad Telephone: +49 (0) 631-3033-5537 nities to get into the spirit of the season. Lutheran families. rough the years, some markets last from the end of Email: [email protected] Get ready for Christmas markets of all this ctional gi -giver took form. It was November to Christmas Eve, whereas Classi ed Advertising Contact Janina Wuttke kinds — from festive to freaky, from most likely the medieval German tradi- others might just take place on one Telephone: +49 (0) 631-3033-5531 Website: www.class-world.com traditional to trendy. tion of Christmas plays, with an angel single weekend. Note that Sunday will e idea that the “Christkind” of the Annunciation as the main char- be a remembrance day on which all Mailing Address: AdvantiPro GmbH (Christ child) brings Christmas gi s acter, which gave the Christmas angel shops in Catholic regions will be closed. Europaallee 3 67657 Kaiserslautern dates back to the Protestant reformer its earthly appearance. As angels of all Deciding which market to visit can be Martin Luther (1483 to 1546). In his sorts began to be depicted as female, and di cult, since there are so many. The Citizen, November 13, 2014 HISTORY & TRADITIONS Page 3 Celebrating Christmas traditions in Germany The “Königsbau Passagen” shopping mall on Königstrasse next to Schlossplatz downtown Stuttgart is festively illuminated during the holiday season. The Stuttgart “Wintertraum,” or winter’s dream, is also located here with booths selling hot winter punch, candied almonds, grilled sausages and more. Decorations, lights, Christmas markets and cherished holiday traditions cast a magical spell on the Advent season in Germany. — Photo courtesy of in.Stuttgart/Niedermüller By Carola Meusel One Advent tradition in Germany nd holiday season-inspired images hanging from his belt for those chil- USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Offi ce is the Advent wreath. e wreath typi- or chocolate behind the paper doors. dren who misbehaved during the cally is made out of r tree branches Some calendars also have boxes or year. While St. Nikolaus typically In Germany, Christmas casts a and decorated with dried fruits, pine small bags lled with presents to open has a long white beard and wears a magical spell on cold and dark win- cones, glittering Christmas ball orna- each day. red coat with a red Santa hat, Knecht ter days. It’s a time to celebrate long- ments or stars. Four candles repre- Dec. 6 marks the birthday of Ruprecht wears a brown or black coat standing family traditions, regional sent the light brought into the world Nikolaus, Bishop of Myra (known to- and has a long gray beard. customs and values. by Jesus Christ. A candle is lit each day as Turkey), and is celebrated in In Germany, Christmas Eve During their every day routine, Sunday until Christmas Eve. Germany as St. Nikolaus’ (St. Nicholas) is celebrated with close family. Germans pause and sit back to enjoy Pyka cherishes the tradition of Day. Legend has it that on his birth- Traditionally, the gi exchange takes Christmas cookies, meet with family spending every Advent Sunday inten- day, Nikolaus would don his precious place in the a ernoon, followed by a and friends at home or go to the many tionally with family and friends. bishop’s coat, ll a big sack with nuts, festive meal. e choice of meal varies local Christmas markets for a mug “Christmas to me means spending apples, tangerines and honey cake, and from goose with red cabbage, dump- of hot Glühwein (mulled wine) and quality time with my loved ones. It’s load it on the back of his donkey. He lings or potatoes, to sh, or, typical Christmas punch. the season to refocus and take some then picked up his sta and walked for Swabia, Saitenwürstle (sausages) e holiday season in Germany time out,” she said. along the streets, giving away the food with potato salad. o cially begins with Advent. Most people in Germany also be- to those he met. Many people in Germany visit ex- Historically, Advent is the season in gin to bake Christmas cookies during Today, children place their boots tended family and friends on Dec. 25 which Christians await the birth of the Advent season. outside their doors on the night of Dec. and 26, also called the rst and sec- Jesus Christ on Christmas day. “I like to bake cinnamon stars 5 in hopes that St. Nikolaus will leave ond Christmas days. For Christiane Pyka, the director of [Christmas cookies] with my sister some goodies in their shoes. Early on e exchanging of gi s takes the German-American Center/James- and her children. A er the baking Dec. 6, most children nd their boots place under the festively decorated F.-Byrnes-Institute in Stuttgart, it’s the session, we typically sit down and en- lled with candy, gin-gerbread, toys, Christmas tree. Mainly r trees or anticipation of Christmas that make joy the cookies with holiday- avored tangerines and nuts. In other cases, silver spruces are used as Christmas the Advent season so very precious. tea,” Pyka said. St. Nikolaus visits children during the trees and are typically put up during “Everything is beautifully illumi- During the 20th century, the day in kindergartens and schools, or the Advent season or a few days prior nated, and I simply love Christmas Advent calendar was introduced in makes a grand entrance during the to Christmas Eve.