Philadelphia Christmas Village Mit Dem Nürnberger Christkind Am 29. November 2014

The Christmas Village returned to Philadelphia for another season.  I went yesterday, November 29, 2014 (and was pleasantly surprised by FREE street parking - the meters would not accept money!).  The attention of the crowd was mostly reserved for the arrival of the Nürnberger Christkind (Nürnberg is Nuremberg in German).  The Christkind is hugely popular in Germany.

This video is primarily for the Christkind.  I recorded a lot more footage.  Unfortunately, youtube will only allow 15 minutes of footage so I decided to make a video mainly for the arrival of the Christkind to the Village and Her reading of the prologue.


Here is the url for the above video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7GVV6iFcOQ

Here are some photographs.  First you will see the Village, some vendors and the Father Judge Pep Band.








The Christkind has arrived!  Here She is with the Father Judge Pep Band and the Clearview Regional High School Choir.  The Band performed traditional instrumentals while the Choir performed "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" in German and English.






I met the Christkind!!  I spoke with Her in German for a bit.  It was a truly incredible and extraordinary moment!  SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ERSTAUNLICH!!




She is walking through the Village whilst giving out candy and photographs ...






Here is the world famous Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas superstore:


More sights ...




Here is a painting of the Christkind with the Alpen-Edelweiß (the mountain flower of Germany that remains one of the most recognized symbols of the nation) and the traditional Lebkuchen Necklace:




Here is a depiction of the American pickle tradition:


Farewell to the Philadelphia Christmas Village for now ...




The German-American Weekend will take place on December 6 and 7, 2014.  I hope to see you all there.  Information: http://www.philachristmas.com/211-0-Weekend-Events.html