Experience a German Christmas market
Experience a German Christmas market
Tour the Christmas market in Quedlinburg, Germany.
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Transcript
NARRATOR: The Quedlinburg Christmas Market is one of the most beautiful Yuletide markets in Germany. While the grown-ups enjoy mulled wine by candlelight Hans-Jürgen Furcht shows children the narrow alleyways below the castle hill and unveils a new secret behind one of the 24 real doors that make up Germany's largest Advent calendar.
HANS-JÜRGEN FURCHT: "Nothing's happening. How about a song?"
ST. NICK: "Oh, who's knocking on my door? I heard your beautiful singing."
FURCHT: "Just look in the children's eyes and then you'll know why we do this. There's no need to say very much. That glint in their eyes, the way they stand in the doorways and how happy they are when they get a few sweets. That's the best reward there is."
NARRATOR: In Quedlinburg doors and courtyards are opened that are hidden behind thick walls the rest of the year. It is a Christmas market that fascinates visitors and helps them forget the stress of the run-up to Christmas.
SIMONE: "I wish you all a happy second Sunday of Advent."
NARRATOR: The Christmas spirit warms hearts and souls, and the mulled wine takes care of the rest.
MARKET GOERS: "It's a personal encounter with the German Christkind, there's something very German about that, there's no American commercialization. If you see Quedlinburg once it stays with you. The little labyrinthine courtyards and alleyways you can explore, I think it's fantastic because there's Christmas in the air."
NARRATOR: Christmas in Quedlinburg - a genuine insider's tip for everyone who wants to get into the Christmas spirit.
HANS-JÜRGEN FURCHT: "Nothing's happening. How about a song?"
ST. NICK: "Oh, who's knocking on my door? I heard your beautiful singing."
FURCHT: "Just look in the children's eyes and then you'll know why we do this. There's no need to say very much. That glint in their eyes, the way they stand in the doorways and how happy they are when they get a few sweets. That's the best reward there is."
NARRATOR: In Quedlinburg doors and courtyards are opened that are hidden behind thick walls the rest of the year. It is a Christmas market that fascinates visitors and helps them forget the stress of the run-up to Christmas.
SIMONE: "I wish you all a happy second Sunday of Advent."
NARRATOR: The Christmas spirit warms hearts and souls, and the mulled wine takes care of the rest.
MARKET GOERS: "It's a personal encounter with the German Christkind, there's something very German about that, there's no American commercialization. If you see Quedlinburg once it stays with you. The little labyrinthine courtyards and alleyways you can explore, I think it's fantastic because there's Christmas in the air."
NARRATOR: Christmas in Quedlinburg - a genuine insider's tip for everyone who wants to get into the Christmas spirit.