European Christmas - Picture Thread

[ficuscarica]

Today it´s Hannukah in Israel, and a sunny spring day. There is not even a hint of christmas atmosphere. And I miss it. Therefore I decided to make a thread with christmas pictures of Europe. Feel free to contribute with christmas markets, christmas meals, snowy landscapes, etc.

[ficuscarica]

Schloss Heidelberg
http://www.janssen-reisen.de/typo3conf/ext/np_braeutigam1/img/b569e33d818482c75eb31269b05a0add.jpg

Christkindlesmärik in Strosburri (Christmas market Straßburg/Strasbourg) - my favourite place in the before Christmas time:
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4027/4260343189_8479b58679_z.jpg
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4008/4260354449_f79515d0cc_z.jpg
http://www.onedayonetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/02StrasbourgNoel.jpg

[Graham]

We have a German Christmas market in Edinburgh, where you get the mulled wine. :)

[ficuscarica]

Typical southwest German Christmas market food.

Bratwurst in a bread roll:

http://www.gesund-abnehmen24.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Bratwurst-Broetchen.jpg

Sauerkraut with Schupfnudeln (roasted potato rolls):
http://media.kuechengoetter.de/media/11/11964583221240/7742-6890_24_1_det_001.jpg

Flammkuchen (thin and pizza like, with cream, onions and ham):
http://cdn.chefkoch.de/ck.de/rezepte/5/5486/70490-big-flammkuchen-schnell-und-preiswert.jpg

Crepes (thin pancake) with chocolate filling:
http://www.chocolat-hildesheim.de/fotos/crepe1.jpg

Glühwein (hot sweet, spiced red wine with cinammon, lemon and other sweet spices)
http://www.buecherwurm-braunschweig.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gluehwein.jpg

[ficuscarica]

Christmas market Frankfurt

http://www.frankfurtticker.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/weihnachtsmarkt-frankfurt-2011.jpg

stand with christmas related articles and food

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/60502362_70c335fbf4.jpg
http://www.heilbronn.de/dateien/img_news/Weihnachtsmarkt.jpg

[Methmatician]

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

http://www.depo.ba/media/pictures/2012/12/07/e2845eeb64386462f54608ad51fe6e7c.jpg
http://static3.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/900-3/photos/1324815338-christmas-in-bosnia_980903.jpg

[ficuscarica]

Christmas markets in muslim countries? I am surprised.

[Pallantides]

http://i.imgur.com/JTw34.jpg

[Methmatician]

Christmas markets in muslim countries? I am surprised.

Bosnia isn't actually a Muslim country. People think that because Muslims are native there it's a Muslim country, regardless of the fact that Muslims are a minority.

[Graus]

What about Gebrannte Mandeln?

http://media.kuechengoetter.de/media/106/12216578449430/8338-1222_202_1_det_001.jpg

[Zack_Fair]

Hmmm... I used to you all had the same snacks(American) for Christmas... Those Crepes look nice.

[Hurrem sultana]

Christmas markets in muslim countries? I am surprised.

we call it "new years markets"

[Zack_Fair]

What about Gebrannte Mandeln?

http://media.kuechengoetter.de/media/106/12216578449430/8338-1222_202_1_det_001.jpg

What is that?

[Graham]

Edinburgh Market
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6482936107_fc8d0c048b.jpghttp://farm6.staticflickr.com/5242/5214976411_1da9b5f6e1_z.jpghttp://farm6.staticflickr.com/5210/5226545355_40bd6a393a_z.jpg

A small Christmas tree picture I liked..
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5203/5218145946_83077e9f48.jpg

[ficuscarica]

Where is that Graham? I didn´t know that Christmas markets exist in the UK.

[Graus]

What is that?

sugared almonds basically

[Zack_Fair]

I heard some people celebrate Christmas in January. Where do they do that?

[Hurrem sultana]

I heard some people celebrate Christmas in January. Where do they do that?

In Balkans(expect Croatia)

[Graham]

Where is that Graham? I didn´t know that Christmas markets exist in the UK.

Edinburgh, Princes Street. We call it the German Market. It has all your German food & Glühwein.

[Insuperable]

I heard some people celebrate Christmas in January. Where do they do that?

Orthodox Christians celebrate it on January the 7th. On January the 6th is Three Kings day (three kings which brought presents to newborn Christ) so the next day they celebrate Christmas since the December the 25th is pagan anti Christian day;), ask Ficus about us Catholics, pagans;).

[ficuscarica]

Edinburgh, Princes Street. We call it the German Market. It has all your German food & Glühwein.

It is certainly a tradition that is worth being imitated. Without it the grey time in December would be quite boring and depressive.

[Graham]

Glasgow :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6495024199_d55dc95d59_b.jpghttp://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/c0.117.843.403/p843x403/306812_10151328281786468_1127938728_n.jpg

[Graus]

more christmas market food:

http://www.kostenlose-leseproben.de/picture/upload/champignons_in_Knoblauchsosse.jpg

Champignons with garlic sauce


http://imworld.aufeminin.com/dossiers/D20111121/schmalzgebaeck-155809_L.jpg

Schmalzgebäck

[LouisFerdinand]

Budapest, Hungary Christmas market
:reindeer:candy2:candy2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3sc9QXrk2w

[LouisFerdinand]

:xmas2:xmas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGrlMGbbLYw