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by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Sankt Wendel holds its annual Easter market with an Easter village, vendors’ booths and children’s activities today to Sunday.
The City of Sankt Wendel, located in the state of Saarland, will hold its annual Easter market today to Sunday.
“Visitors will find many attractions at our spring market,” said Leonie Paqué from the Sankt Wendel office of arts and city marketing. “We offer an Easter village, a colorful Easter crown, a giant Easter egg, a petting zoo, an Easter express train, arts and crafts items, and many activities for children.”
About 90 vendors and exhibitors will present and sell a wide variety of merchandise such as Easter decorations, woodcarvings, ceramics, pottery, glass, leather and steel objects and many other arts and crafts items.
The highlight of the market will be the giant Easter crown, consisting of 2,000 hand-painted eggs and surrounded by spring flowers.
Happy Easter songs can be heard in the Easter bunny village around the dome. More than 100 Easter bunnies made of poplar in the Erzgebirge mountains will be placed in the bunny kitchen, bunny workshop, bunny restaurant, bunny kindergarten and bunny school.
A local artist will present his exhibition of handmade Easter bunny houses in a tent behind the rathaus (city hall). Visitors can enjoy 20 different sceneries.
Children will have the opportunity to craft Easter presents, get their faces painted, try out pottery and take part in dancing, making music and testing archery. A merry-go-round will be set up on Schlossplatz.
Walking acts will entertain visitors in the streets. The Easter bunny will also make an appearance and pass out Easter eggs.
The Easter Express will offer rides through the city from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Each night, between 5 and 7 p.m., a night watchman will make his rounds through the streets with a lantern.
On Sunday, stores will be open from 1 to 6 p.m.
“With our experience and creativity, we lure many visitors from all over to our city,” said Klaus Bouillon, mayor of Sankt Wendel. “They have the best impressions and know we are able to conduct successful markets.”
