Berlin has over 50 Christmas markets, among them the Scandinavian Lucia Christmas Market featuring Glögg, ‘Feuerzangenbowle’ and the ‘Open-Air-Coat-Heater’.
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💡 What is a Christmas Market?
| Christmas markets are street markets held during the weeks of Advent and originate from Germany. Therefore, Christmas markets are very typical for Germany, as well as Austria, South Tyrol (Northern Italy), and some eastern regions in France. The history dates back to the Late Middle Ages in German-speaking parts of Europe. Christmas markets feature a variety of different stalls selling all kinds of items, including typical Christmas dishes such as German gingerbread (‘Lebkuchen’), candied almonds, various sausages (‘Bratwurst’) and hot mulled wine (‘Glühwein’). |
My first Christmas Market in Berlin
I just moved to Berlin a few weeks ago. The capital of Germany offers a variety of Christmas markets, and I want to explore some of them in the next weeks leading up to Christmas. The first market I visited was the Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt in Prenzlauer Berg. It’s located at the Kulturbrauerei near the subway station Eberswalder Straße.
I just moved to Berlin a few weeks ago. The capital of Germany has a lot of different Christmas markets and I want to try to discover some of them in the next weeks until Christmas. The first market I visited was the “Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt” in Prenzlauer Berg. You can find him at the “Kulturbrauerei” at the subway station “Eberswalder Straße”.
The market gets his name from Lucia from Scandinavia, she brings the lights on the 13th December (in English it’s Saint Lucy’s Day). Of course, you will also get here some Scandinavian drinks like Glögg. But of course, you can also drink the typical hot mulled wine, you can buy at every German Christmas market. Or another choice could be “Feuerzangenbowle”. The drink is named after the pliers above it. It’s hot mulled wine with rum-soaked sugarloaf, which has a blue flame.
When you easily feel cold you should visit the “Open-Air-Mantel-Heizung” (literally translated Open-Air-Coat-Heater). Visitors can wear one of the coats, which are combined with heaters, which get their warmth from an oven nearby.
Saint Lucy’s Day
The market is named after Lucia from Scandinavia, who brings the lights on the 13th of December (known as Saint Lucy’s Day in English). Of course, you can also enjoy some Scandinavian drinks like Glögg. However, you can also drink the typical German hot mulled wine, that you can buy at every German Christmas market. Another option could be Feuerzangenbowle. The drink is named after the tongs used to hold a sugarloaf. It’s hot mulled wine with a rum-soaked sugarloaf that produces a blue flame.
Open-Air-Coat-Heater
When you easily feel cold, you should visit the Open-Air-Coat-Heater. Visitors can wear one of the coats, which are equipped with heaters that provide warmth from an oven nearby.
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First written on Sunday, December 6th, 2015, you have read the blog post Lucia Christmas Market in Berlin on My Travel Journal-Blog.