Lübeck Christmas Market
The Lübeck Christmas Market was first mentioned in 1648 and is now one of the most famous Christmas markets in Northern Germany . It takes place annually from the day after Eternal Sunday until December 30th in Lübeck's old town .
history
The Christmas market in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck is very likely older than its first documented mention in 1648. Unlike today, however, in the 17th century the market took place exclusively on the last two working days before Christmas , New Year and Epiphany . From 1872 the market was held from December 21st to January 5th and, since 1895, only until New Year's Eve . The location was almost always the centrally located market at the town hall . Since 1847 the adjacent Schrangen and after its development in 1855 the Koberg were included. At times, parts of the market were also held on the parade and at the old station on the Obertrave.
Up until the end of the 19th century, the Christmas market was mainly characterized by craftsmen and their products, as well as by traveling musicians. In 1803 Garlieb Merkel described him as follows:
Wooden stalls were set up in the marketplaces in which toys, confectionery, and warm waffles were for sale, and as soon as they were lit up in the evening, young and old flocked to indulge in the beautiful glow of light. Music could be heard in every street ...
Outside traders had to prove that the goods they offered were manufactured by them and were not commodities. Before 1873, foreign traders were also subject to stricter regulations in that they were only allowed to offer their goods until dark, while local Luebsche craftsmen and traders were allowed to keep their stalls open until 11 p.m. The traders from neighboring Holstein or Mecklenburg , for example , also had to pay a higher stall fee and - for fear of possible epidemics - sometimes had to show health certificates. The local vendors had fixed seats allotted for life. Even then, they were sold in small wooden stalls. In 1829 125 salespeople came together, most of them from the trade. Among them there were, for example, cake bakers , cobblers and basket makers .
The Christmas market with its booth magic on the Lübeck market square had been preserved since ancient times . Gradually the space around the market fountain had become too narrow. In 1924, for example, the space between the Holsten Gate and the old train station was added, where life was extremely lively. This was also the case because this branch of the Christmas market was characterized by carousels , air swings and other amusement institutions that did not exist on the market square.
present
The Christmas market comprises a total of around 150 stalls in several successive market areas in Lübeck's old town. The markets stretch from the Obertrave at the Holstentor over the Petrikirche, Rathaus / Breite Straße / Sandstraße, the Marienkirchhof , the Koberg to the Heiligen-Geist-Hospital. The visitors also come from the Nordic countries . The markets are not all opened at the same time.
The Lübeck marketing company markets Lübeck in the Advent and Christmas season under the term “Christmas City of the North”.
The markets have different focuses on offer:
- Christmas wonderland on the Obertrave : On the banks of the Obertrave there is a special offer for families including a Christmas bakery and an artificial ice rink for children.
- Handicraft market in the Petrikirche cultural church : In the church, around 80 exhibitors offer modern handicrafts made of silk, bronze, iron, stone, glass, wood and leather for three weeks. The offer changes within the exhibition period.
- Christmas market sand street.
- Christmas market in Breite Straße : snack bars and sales stalls are grouped around the pedestrian zone.
- Before Christmas at Niederegger in the Breite Straße.
- Christmas market on the market: Uniform equipment with Christmas stalls and illuminated fir trees. Mainly food and drinks.
- Historical Christmas market Marienkirchhof at the Marienkirche : This is a historical Christmas market in a medieval setting with jewelry and craftsmen.
- Fairy tale forest at the Marienkirche at Mengstraße : Surrounded by small fir trees, fairy tale scenes are depicted in small huts and explained on wooden boards.
- Christmas market on the Schrangen , between Breite Straße and Königstraße.
- Maritime Christmas market on the Koberg (Lübeck) : Ferris wheel and mainly drinks in the backdrop of nets, wooden barrels and shipwrecks.
- Handicraft market Heiligen-Geist-Hospital : This is a handicraft market in one hundred cubicles in the hall of the historic, former hospital with 150 artisans from Germany, the Baltic States, Scandinavia, Switzerland and France . The artisans apply to participate. The craft market is only open for about 10 days due to the historical building. (2014 from November 28th to December 8th). The handicrafts are made from the materials glass, wood, ceramic, porcelain, paper, brass, metal and textile. Numerous exhibitors change in the second half of the exhibition period. Drinks and waffles are sold in the basement, in the basement. Music, singing and readings accompany the sales exhibition.
literature
- Antjekathrin Graßmann: Every year again: Christmas market in Lübeck . In: Lübeckische Blätter 1986, pages 349–352.
- Antjekathrin Graßmann (Ed.): The new Lübeck Lexicon: The Hanseatic City from A to Z. Lübeck 2011.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Garlieb Merkel: Letters about Hamburg and Lübeck. Leipzig: Hartknopf 1801, p. 421
- ↑ Pictures from the Lübeck Christmas market. In: Vaterländische Blätter , No. 8, year 1924/25, edition of January 11, 1925, p. 32
- ↑ All Lübeck Christmas markets at a glance. In: Lübecker Nachrichten of November 26, 2013, pp. 24–25.
- ^ Lübeck - Christmas city of the north. In: Travemünder Mövenpost, December 2014, p. 15.
- ^ Lübeck - Christmas city of the north. Lübeck and Travemünde Marketing GmbH, accessed on December 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Hollinde: Motto in St. Petri: Creativity knows almost no limits. In: Lübecker Nachrichten of November 28, 2014, p. 13.
- ^ Art and craft in St. Petri. In: Wochenspiegel Lübeck North / East of November 29, 2014, p. 6. Author abbreviation kr.
- ↑ Handicraft market in the Holy Spirit Hospital , accessed on December 7, 2014
- ↑ German Association for Women & Culture e. V., Lübeck group: Christmas market in the Holy Spirit Hospital in Lübeck. Leaflet 2014.
- ^ Cosima Künzel: Arts and crafts in the crypt, church hall and cabin. In: Lübecker Nachrichten of November 28, 2014, p. 13.
Coordinates: 53 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 41 ′ 6 ″ E