- The
Christkind (German for 'Christ-child';
pronounced [ˈkʁɪstˌkɪnt] ), also
called Christkindl, is the
traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland...
- jury
chooses the next
Christkind out of
several finalists who have to be at
least 1,60m tall and free from
giddiness as the
Christkind has to make her speech...
-
Freue Dich,
Christkind kommt bald. In den
Herzen ist’s warm,
Still schweigt Kummer und Harm,
Sorge des
Lebens verhallt:
Freue Dich,
Christkind kommt bald...
-
Christmas gift-bearing
figures including Santa Claus,
Father Christmas,
Christkind, and
Saint Nicholas are also
often said to
depart for
their annual journey...
- Advent. This is a time of
religious preparation for the
arrival of the
Christkind (the
Christ Child).
Traditional advent activities include the Adventskranz...
- newspapers, magazines, and
Christmas books, such as Das
Christkind Kommt (1929) and Das Buch vom
Christkind (1938). Madlener's
Christmas art also
appeared in...
- Wir
warten auf's
Christkind... or Wir
warten auf's
Christkind (We're
waiting for the Christ-child) is a
Christmas album by the
German punk band Die Toten...
- Weihnachtsmarkt. In
southern Germany,
Switzerland and Austria, it is
called a
Christkind(e)l(s)(i)markt (German language,
literally meaning "Christ
child market")...
-
tradition of a
young child or fairy-like
being bringing presents,
known as
Christkind.
Early modern England had
Father Christmas, a
character initially ****ociated...
- figures,
known as
Santa Claus,
Father Christmas,
Saint Nicholas, and
Christkind, are ****ociated with
bringing gifts to
children during the
Christmas season...
