News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany The Christmas market in Kaiserslautern will present a live nativity scene 5 p.m. Monday on Schillerplatz. A horse farm will show how animals celebrate Christmas. The Goldway Pipers will play music before the Kaiserslautern Zoo will open its petting zoo from 5 to 7 p.m. The school orchestra of the Kurpfalz Realschule will perform 6 to 8 p.m.
Santa performs
High wire acrobat Falko Traber, dressed as Santa Claus, will present a Christmas high wire show at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Dec. 15 at the Christmas market in Kaiserslautern. Children can sing him a Christmas song and will receive gifts in return.
German children opened the first day of their Advent calendar yesterday.
This pre-Christmas tradition of opening a door each day will continue through Dec. 24. This is little children
Children will place their boots outside their rooms Monday night to have them filled up by Santa Claus with candy, cookies, nuts, oranges and little gifts during the night. Tuesday is
The traditional Culture Market before Christmas is being held at the Fruchthalle in Kaiserslautern from 1 to 9 p.m. each day through Dec. 11. Visitors can support charity organizations selling their products. Also available are art and craft items from several countries, glass products, jewelry, home accessories and fashion items. […]
The Christmas market in Otterberg takes place Saturday, Dec. 10 and 17. The market set up in front of the Abbey Church opens at 4 p.m. and features various music bands on stage.
For the second time, the German-American Community Office will present itself Dec. 1 on the Kaiserslautern Christmas market. GACO employees and their guests can be found from noon to 9 p.m. on the stage at Schillerplatz.
As a special Advent tradtion, Germans will light the first candle of the Advent wreath the fourth Sunday before Christmas, which is Nov. 27.
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