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[prosodic]

Since I am well aware that not everyone here is a regular reader of my English Culture forum (and I assume that really NONE of you are), I'm going to post this here, in case anyone has any suggestions.

Here's my article about Victorian/Dickensian Christmas festivals and events:

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art26043.asp

(I apologize for the pun in the title...I couldn't resist).

If you know of any not on this list, please tell me. I want to make this list as comprehensive as possible. There are literally thousands of these types of festivals, and I wanted to cover some of the larger ones that are yearly events (I laugh at the "Victorian Christmas" at places like Dollywood and Branson, MO). But obviously I could never include them all.

Thanks.

Comments

Pun

[dimwit68.livejournal.com]

It's not too painful. I'm just waiting for someone to fail to get it and pull you up on grammar ;)

Here in Birmingham, we celebrate with a German Christmas Market (with real Germans from Germany, no-less). Nothing like a nice traditional Christmas, is there ? :) :)

Re: Pun

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Well, considering the feedback I've gotten from some of my readers so far, I'm not going to label any of them as grammarians anytime soon. ;) There have been some messages that I couldn't make heads nor tails of.

HAHAHA @ "real Germans from Germany." It reminds me of the time I went to an Italian restaurant in downtown Cincinnati and told Lance..."Wow! The food must be good! It's Italian cooked by real Italians!" He thought it was hilarious. ;) I mean, it's not like I go into a Chinese restaurant and say that.

But seriously, you have to come to Germany for the real German Christmas Markets. It's just not the same otherwise.

Re: Pun

[dimwit68.livejournal.com]

I did experience the Christmas markets when I was in Germany. The one we have here is exactly the same. Same wooden huts, same products, etc, they bring it all over from Frankfurt.

Quick link in case you want to see.

Re: Pun

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Oh...I believe that the elements of it are the same. It's just...well...not in Germany.

But I suppose if you can't actually go to Germany for Christmas, this is a reasonable and good substitution. :)

Personally, I like Aachen's Christmas market. And I want to go to the medieval one in Cologne this year.

Re: Pun

[dimwit68.livejournal.com]

HaHa!

I've occasionally suggested to German students that I've known that they go and visit the "German market". They're highly skeptical, but they come back the next day with a stunned look and a "Hey, it's a *real* German Christmas market" comment :}

You'll just have to come and experience it yourself :)

(Not in Germany! it's in Europe, isn't that enough ? :)