The Christkind is often described as a young girl with 'Christ like' qualities. In Nürnberg (Nuremberg) a young girl is chosen every year to participate in a parade as the Christkind. She wears a long white and gold dress, has long blond curly hair and wears a gold crown and sometimes wings like an angel.
The Christkind, a fairy-like being dressed in gold and white robes with a crown upon her golden locks, is the namesake of the Christkindlmarket. Christkind folklore dates back to the 1500s and stems from traditional customs: parades during the holiday season were guided by one “grand” angel, the Christkind.
Instead, the Christkind or Christkindl, an angel-like creature with blond hair and wings, brings gifts to families on the eve of Christmas. Depicted as a blond female angel, the Christkind opens the Christmas season at the Nuremberg Christmas market every year.
It was most likely the medieval German tradition of Christmas plays, with an Angel of the Annunciation as the main character, which gave the Christmas Angel its earthly appearance. As angels of all sorts began to be depicted as female and not only male, the Christkind also took on a feminine appearance.
The Christkind (German for 'Christ-child'; pronounced [ˈkʁɪstkɪnt]), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, southern and western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of ...
Rick Steves' European Christmas Extra: Bavaria's Christkind
What do Germany call Santa?
Santa Claus - Der Weihnachtsmann
The term Weihnachtsmann is a very generic German term for Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus. The German Weihnachtsmann is a fairly recent Christmas tradition having little if any religious or folkloric background.
Today's most common depiction of Santa Claus is of a portly white-bearded gentleman dressed in a red suit with a black belt and white fur trim, black boots, and a soft red cap with white fur trim.
“Christkindlmarkt” - or Christ Child Market - is a 700 year-old tradition mostly celebrated in Austria and Germany and hosted by a town's organizations, churches, schools and residents.
The Christkind (German for 'Christ-child'; pronounced [ˈkʁɪstkɪnt]), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, southern and western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of ...
“Let them know that anyone can be 'Santa',” she says. “With my niece and nephew, this is how I've explained it to them. When we see Santa in stores, I tell them that he can't be everywhere talking to all the little children - so some Santas are male, some female, some trans, and some we don't know.
The Christkind (German for 'Christ-child'; pronounced [ˈkʁɪstkɪnt]), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, southern and western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of ...
Christkind, is a German Christmas figure adorned with golden hair, angel wings, and a crown. She is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in multiple European countries. Christkind was created in the 16th century by Protestant Martin Luther.
The tradition of giving gifts to children on Christmas became a boon to the Markets. Martin Luther suggested that children receive presents from “The Christ Child”, Christkindl. German Christmas Markets are called Christkindlmarkt.
In predominately Catholic Austria, the Christkind (Christ child) traditionally brings the gifts at Christmas. They even feature in some Christmas market names, like the well-known Christkindlmarkt in front of Vienna's city hall (see here for more on market terms).
The Christkind, a fairy-like being dressed in gold and white robes with a crown upon her golden locks, is the namesake of the Christkindlmarket. Christkind folklore dates back to the 1500s and stems from traditional customs: parades during the holiday season were guided by one “grand” angel, the Christkind.
' First, let's point out that the T is silent. Christmas, Christmas. So it's the first syllable that's accented. And the CH here represents the K consonant sound.
The Christkind, a fairy-like being dressed in gold and white robes with a crown upon her golden locks, is the namesake of the Christkindlmarket. Christkind folklore dates back to the 1500s and stems from traditional customs: parades during the holiday season were guided by one “grand” angel, the Christkind.
Christkind was created in the 16th century by Protestant Martin Luther. He had become increasingly frustrated with the Catholic Church's idolization of saints, as he thought that only Jesus Christ should be a prominent figure.
Christkind is the German name for the Christ-child, the giver of good gifts at Christmas throughout Austria, Germany and many other European countries.
This new character also gained a new appearance: Santa remained an old man, but instead of being tall and thin, he became short and fat. This fitted the ideas that the 19th-century Americans had about fat and thin. At that time, it was fashionable to be fat.
Coca‑Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus. But Coca‑Cola advertising did play a big role in shaping the jolly character we know today. Before 1931, there were many different depictions of Santa Claus around the world, including a tall gaunt man and an elf —there was even a scary Claus.
The real Saint Nicholas is likely to have had olive skin, dark brown eyes and a wide chin and brow. He stood at 1.68 metres (5ft 6in) and had a broken nose. However, according to the researchers, he did sport white hair and a beard - as was the fashion for 4th century religious leaders.
