圣诞集市起源于中世纪晚期的德国和奥地利,在距圣诞节4个星期时开张,开幕的第一天,也是各城市圣诞点灯仪式举办的日子,宣告着圣诞节庆正式开始,所有的摊点都沿人行道向广场铺开,露天的食品摊位、季节性的流行商品、极富圣诞元素的小工艺品,以及街边的艺术家和传统的歌舞表演,所有的元素都融合成了最为传统的欧洲圣诞气氛。你所能想象的正统圣诞狂欢犹如嘉年华般在这一个月上演。 Christmas fair originated in Germany in the late Middle Ages and Austria, opened at 4 weeks from Christmas, the first day of the opening, but also the day of the Christmas lighting ceremony in various cities, declared the Christmas celebration officially began, all the stalls are along Sidewalks open to the square, open-air food stalls, seasonal pop items, Christmas-inspired handicrafts, street-side artists and traditional song and dance performances all blending into the most traditional European Christmas atmosphere. You can imagine the orthodox Christmas carnival like carnival staged this month.