Tallinn Christmas Market

Tallinn Christmas Market (Estonian: Tallinna Jõuluturg) is a Christmas market held every year in Tallinn, Estonia. The modern Christmas market was founded in 1997[1] and it is open from the last week of November to the first week of January the following year. Founded by Paul Oberschneider, the market brings tourists from all over the world to Tallinn.[2] This is due to the Julian calendar according to which, the Christmas Day of the Russian Orthodox Church is on 7 January.[3]

Christmas Market in 2013.

This is traditionally held on the old Town Hall Square. At the heart of trading is the most important Christmas tree in Estonia,[4] surrounded by Christmas cabins/stands that sells handcrafts, hot wine and souvenirs[5] to about 200,000 visitors every year.[6]

Historical Relevance

Tallinn is the oldest capital city in Northern Europe and has one of the best preserved medieval town centres in the world. The first Christmas tree at Tallinn’s Town Hall Square was erected in 1441 by the Brotherhood of Blackheads, making it one of the earliest evidence of decorated trees for the Yuletide season.[7] It was the first Christmas Tree ever put on display in Europe.[8]

The Brotherhood of the Blackheads, as a guild for unmarried merchants, first erected the tree for the holiday period in their brotherhood house. On the last night of celebrations the tree was taken to the Town Hall square where the members of the brotherhood danced around it before setting it on fire.

gollark: Yes, there are infinitely many of them, which is why I did so very fast.
gollark: Your asking is irrelevant. I pre-asked all questions.
gollark: Imagine having shoulders.
gollark: What a nice crab.
gollark: You can fit 100TB into the space of a 3.5" HDD.

See also

References
  1. Europe's Top 10 Christmas Markets Retrieved February 2, 2013
  2. "Christmas fair madness hits Baltic states". The Baltic Times. December 13, 2001. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. The web page "christmas" in Estonia, 20081126, jouluturg-200809, read 20080102
  4. Tallinn Christmas Market 2012 Retrieved January 31, 2013
  5. Tallinn Christmas Market considered as one of the finests in Europe Video retrieved February 2, 2013
  6. www.visitestonia.com: "Promoting Estonia as a Tourism Destination" is supported by European Union Regional Development Fund, Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus, The Estonian Tourist Board
  7. Europe's Best Christmas Market is in Tallinn Retrieved February 2, 2013
  8. Markets and Events: Estonia - Tallinn Retrieved February 4, 2013

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.