- 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...
-
Christmas gift-bearing
figures including Santa Claus,
Father Christmas,
Christkind, and
Saint Nicholas are also
often said to
depart for
their annual journey...
- As such, the
Easter Bunny again shows similarities to
Santa (or the
Christkind) and
Christmas by
bringing gifts to
children on the
night before a holiday...
- figures,
known as
Santa Claus,
Father Christmas,
Saint Nicholas, and
Christkind, are ****ociated with
bringing gifts to
children during the
Christmas season...
- newspapers, magazines, and
Christmas books, such as Das
Christkind Kommt (1929) and Das Buch vom
Christkind (1938). Madlener's
Christmas art also
appeared in...
- Weihnachtsmarkt. In
southern Germany,
Switzerland and Austria, it is
called a
Christkind(e)l(s)(i)markt (German language,
literally meaning "Christ
child market")...
- Lutzelfrau, a Yule
witch who must be
appeased with
small presents; the
Christkind; the
Osterhase (Easter Hare – the
original Easter Bunny); and Walpurgisnacht...
-
instead of the
veneration of saints.
Martin Luther first suggested the
Christkind as the
bringer of gifts. But
Nicholas remained po****r as
gifts bearer...
-
February 8, 2010. Przikling,
Georg H. (December 20, 2009). "Das
Christkind muss warten" [
Christkind has to wait] (in German). ZDF.
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