American Reacts to German Christmas Markets

Hello! I'm an American on a quest to learn more about history, geography and the universe in general. In this video I take at German Christmas markets for the first time! I'm very jealous that people in Germany and all over Europe get to experience the fun of these markets every year. We don't really have these in America. Germany embodies Christmas with its architecture, small towns, and traditions. If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe!

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[SoGal_YT]

Let me know what your favorite Christmas market is! Also, like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video 👍🏻

[raymartin]

Gluhwein is spiced hot wine infused with cinnamon and cloves etc. Just the thing to hold and sip when wandering around a frosty market. We call it mulled wine in the UK.

[jamesmoore]

Here in Birmingham UK, we have a yearly German Christmas Market, I think ours is the biggest outside of Germany

[patriciabracken]

Yes Germany does great christmas markets.
Also you might be interested in knowing .that Prince Albert, who was the husband of Queen Victoria .
First introduced the Christmas tree into England.
Prince Albert was German.

[stephen]

I grew up in Germany but we moved to Australia when I was a teenager. This video made me so homesick my stomach hurts.

[juul-gb]

I'm from the Netherlands and we have Christmas markets but they are nothing next to the German ones. Last year we went to the Duesseldorf market and i really enjoyed it!! It's just a 1, 5 hour drive from where I live.

[kathom]

I'm from Esslingen (8:00), and the medieval Christmas market in the medieval city center is something to behold. Half-timbered houses, cobblestone lanes, several old churches around the market place. Hard to beat that atmosphere. ^^

[Davidh]

I used to live in Germany and the Christmas Markets are so beautiful, they really get into the Christmas atmosphere. Braunschweig, Wolfenbuttel, Goslar, Bremen, Hanover and many more Chirstmas markets are worth a visit.

[Bokurano]

A top 10 list about christmas markets without Nuremberg can't be good. One of the most iconic ones.

[Otonosekai]

I think that German has very famous Christmas markets based on the (most) Catholic tradition of Germany. Because of this Catholic tradition nearly all shops are regulary closed on Sundays in Germany. The US has a protestant-british tradition. You can see difference between German Christmas and British Christmas tradition. 1. Nikolaus ( "Santa Claus" December 6th ). In Germany Nikolaus visits German households on this day and brings little presents like sweets to the children hidden in shoes and socks. I think in the UK this tradition does not exits. 2. Four weeks before Christmas (December 24th) Christmas time begins in Germany, normally at the end of November. The four sundays before Christmas are "Der 1., 2., 3. und 4. Advent". A lot of households light 1 candle (1. Advent), 2 candles (2. Advent), 3 candles (3. Advent) and 4 candles (4. Advent). The "4. Advent" is the last sunday before Christmas Eve. 3. In Germany Christmas is celebrated on December 24th, in Germany called "Heiligabend" ("Holy Evening"). In the UK this day is "Christmas Eve" and Christmas is celebrated on December 25th (which is "Erster Weihnachtstag" (First Christmas Day) in Germany). And on December 26th ("Zweiter Weihnachtstag" / Second Christmas Day / in the UK called "Boxing Day") is the third Celebration Day in Germany that means in Germany we have three days of Christmas that are celebration days and everything is closed (with the exception of December 24th. On this day shops are open in the morning before closing at lunchtime). Greetings from Germany!!!

[Olafurh]

Speaking of Disney; check out: Neuschwanstein Castle. It's the inspiration for the Sleeping beauty castle. Truly breathtaking.

[cerbie]

I have spent some time living and working in Munich, especially around the Christmas run up. Munich is tucked up just under the Alps so it is ideally placed to have crisp cold and often snowy weather. The classic Christmas card scene we imagine could be any snap shot photo of German towns at Christmas time.
When you buy a cup of Gluhwien you also pay for the china cup if you wish to keep it. If not, it can be returned to the vendor where you can get the value of the cup back. A couple of warm mulled wines on a cold evening walking around a market are just the ticket. I really like Germany.
On a different note. I was walking in Munich one day when an old WW2 bomb was control detonated by the bomb squad from which a few windows were broken by the blast. Quite a few old bombs are found when new building work takes place. It's an odd feeling to be a Brit standing in Munich hearing a bomb explode which was dropped by the British or American forces and meant to explode, kill and destroy the area nearby.

[patrickclerdent]

I'm living and Belgium and I have easy access to three ! of these cities : Aachen, Monschau and Cologne ( maximum 1 hour by car for Cologne ), and I absolutely recommend the three of them . A must see, at least one time in a life .

[paulausten]

My mum went to Germany just for the Christmas markets, lots of food & hand crafted gifts.
Over here in the states most German communities hold them. We went to New Braunfels in TX for one a couple of years ago.
You should visit Leavenworth in Washington state.

[paulhousbeymakeup]

I live in Liverpool UK and we also have German Christmas markets at Christmas time, I’m sure it’s nothing compared to the real thing but it’s so magical. 😁

[ajt]

Wow. You just convinced me to go to a German Christmas market next year!!

[FUBAR]

In general Dresden is a beautiful city to visit. Another good christmas market to visit is in Osnabrueck (lower saxony state and my hometown)

[SiqueScarface]

Innsbruck lies halfway between Italy and Germany, just 25 miles away from each border. This creates a curious situation. Many Italians want to experience a real nice Christmas market in a Middle Age town, and thus travel to Innsbruck, which is "German enough", albeit being in Austria. And many of the stalls at the Innsbruck Christmas market are operated by South Tyroleans, who technically are Italians, but speak German and live right south of the Austrian-Italian border.
So the Innsbruck Christmas market caters to Italians traveling to Austria, who wants to buy stuff from German speaking Italians in Austria, while feeling in Germany.

[jacquikowalewsky]

You should absolutely visit Europe during December and experience this, I'm an expat living in Birmingham, England where we also have a travelling German market visit during the Christmas
period. The atmosphere is always delightful.

[Danvilla]

Birmingham in the Uk has the biggest Christmas market outside of Germany and omg it’s amazing