Sunday, December 6, 2009

CHRISTKINDL MARKET


Yesterday, Rob and I drove over to Kitchener for our first visit to the 13th annual "Christkindl Market", a four day festival of a German Christmas.

It was lovely. There were choirs singing Christmas carols, a live nativity scene, and lots of food and craft vendors. For lunch we had bbq'ed sausage on a bun with sauerkraut, and also some potato pancakes with applesauce.

We stocked up at the bakery buying lots of German Christmas cookies and stollen. We purchased a few other treasures, but our purchase of the day was definitely the authentic, handmade in Germany, Christmas Pyramid.

It is gorgeous, and we loved it on sight, as it is more a winter scene then Christmas, with lots of furry and feathered creatures. The attention to detail is amazing, and every time I look at it, I notice something else.

Why all the bother about German Christmas stuff? Rob's father immigrated to Canada when he was a young man, so this is part of Rob's heritage. I think it's important to keep your heritage and traditions in your life, especially at this time of year.

The pyramid we purchased together yesterday will become a treasured part of our Christmas's together, as will an annual trip to the Christkindl Market.

3 comments:

Teena in Toronto said...

Sounds like a fabulous time!

The pyramid is cute :)

Nice to remember old traditions but nice to start your own too.

Sandy aka Doris the Great said...

Lucky you! We used to have a small one here in Lunenburg (lots of Germans living here). But they stopped holding it 2 years ago. However, we do have a gentleman who sets up a stall every Thursday to sell German bread and sausage; AND he does sell cookies and stollen each year. So, that makes up for it a little.

Jo-Anne said...

Angie ... that is a beautiful pyramid. I love looking at the birds in the tree, kitten on sled, snowman, snowballs, etc. :)