Tag: Christkindlesmarkt

A Royal Smile

Nürnberger Christkind
A Royal Smile | Nuremberg | 2024

With December 1st upon us we are now officially in the festive season. In Nuremberg, the famous Christkindlesmarkt, our historic Christmas market on the main square in the Old Town, opens Friday before the 1st Advent. Sure enough I ventured into town to watch our Christkind speak the famous “prologue” from the balcony of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).

The Christkind became the face of our Christmas market in the mid-20th century. Every two years, a local teenage girl is chosen to embody the Christkind. She wears a shimmering costume of white and gold with a distinctive golden crown and long blonde curls. Her role is to spread the spirit of Christmas and officially open the market with a heartfelt prologue from the balcony of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady). She visits schools, hospitals, and nursing homes, spreading holiday cheer to all. Her iconic presence at the Christkindlesmarkt makes her a beloved symbol of joy and hope.

Nelly, in her second year, did a wonderful job opening the market with the famous words “You men and women who once were children, too, be happy that Christkind has come to you!” After the opening ceremony she posed for selfies with the many little kids admiring her with big eyes, and also threw the passing street photographer a royal smile.

Taken with my Olympus OM-D E-M1X and the mZuiko 12-100mm F4 Pro Zoom. Image specs 1/30 sec @ f/4 and ISO 3200 with 100 mm focal length. Post processing in Lightroom Classic.

Have a great Sunday

Marcus

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Merry Christmas from the Streets of Nuremberg

Nürnberger Christkind Nelli Linkenheimer. Merry Christmas from the Streets of Nuremberg
Merry Christmas | Nuremberg | 2023

Running the corporate rat race until the very last moment, last night’s visit to the Christkindlesmarkt on Nuremberg’s Main Square in the Old Town felt like finally passing the finish line into a hopefully relaxing Christmas break. There were the beautiful sound of The Significant Other’s trombone choir playing Christmas chorals on the stage in front of the Church of our Lady. Then there was the sight of the Nuremberg Christkind Nelli Lunkenheimer passing by (and me having the Leica ready and getting a snapshot of her).

To everyone out there, but particularly to all the many magic people I’ve had the blessings to meet through my blogging on the “Streets of Nuremberg” I wish a peaceful and merry Christmas and much love and laughters together with your family and friends.

Merry Christmas from the Streets of Nuremberg

Marcus

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Festive Season

Blowing a Christmas Kiss
1/80 sec | f/2.8 | ISO 6400 | 70mm

We have made it to the festive season . It is supposed to be the “silent season,” a time of quiet reflection and anticipation preceding Christmas. But we all know that Advent is rather the most busiest time of the year. For sure also for The Significant Other and myself. But to get in the mood, at least photographically, I grabbed the Leica and headed into town for some monochrome street photography on Nuremberg’s famous Christkindlesmarket on the historic main square in the Old Town. Click below to see the the rest of the day’s images…

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What’s missing

What's missing....Christmas market 2020 is not happening on the streets of Nuremberg due to Covid

This afternoon I pulled out some random shots from this week last year that I think I never posted. And you can clearly see what’s missing this year on the Streets of Nuremberg…

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Last visit to the market

Last Day at the Market
1/25 sec | f/6.3 | ISO 1600 | 66 mm

We’re almost there, Christmas is nearly upon us. Together with The Significant Other, Big Boy and Big Girl plus the grand parents I headed downtown for a last visit to the market. A quite traditional visit, as every year on the last evening before Christmas (remember, we Germans celebrate on the 24th), the wife and her trombone choir perform on the stage in front of the Church of our Lady at Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt.

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The Nuremberg Christkind

Marcus und das Nürnberger Christkind
Merry Christmas from the Streets of Nuremberg

Now I’m truly ready for Christmas. Because I met the Nuremberg Christkind. A first encounter in town this past Tuesday was just catching a glimpse of her walking by and a quickly snapped iPhone image from the distance. Today I got up close with seventeen year old Benigna Munsi, who was elected in November for her two year term as the Christ Child of Nuremberg, during the Advent season the most important representative of the city and its traditional Christkindlesmarkt.

We met while she visited the nursing home of my Mom (thanks Dad for giving me a hint about the visit), and I was blown away by her friendliness towards the elderly, putting a festive glow in the old eyes. After seeing how kindly she treated my heavily handicapped Mom, I understand why the city is raving about our new Christkind.

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Friday Night on the Market

1/100 sec @ F/2.5 and ISO 200
1/100 sec @ F/2.5 and ISO 200

After a long and tiring week that saw the return from my last business trip of the year, we headed into Nuremberg’s historic center for an evening visit of our famous Christmas market, or Christkindlesmarkt, as it is called by the locals. It takes place in the weeks leading up to Christmas (Adventszeit) on the main market square. The roots of the christmas market can be traced back to the 17th century, and its one of the biggest in the country, with about 2 million visitors annually.

Typically we would avoid the market on a Friday evening, as it is totally packed with visitors, but as we combined it with other commitments we bit the bullet in order to treat ourselves to some mulled wine (Glühwein) and Bratwurst and a stroll along the wooden stalls with all kinds of seasonal merchandize. I brought along my Olympus PEN-F with the 12mm F/2 and 25mm F/1.8 prime lenses, great choices for some low light street shooting. For some more images of the market in front  of the Church of Our Lady (built in the 14th century) continue after the jump… Continue reading “Friday Night on the Market” →

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