- The
Christkind (German for 'Christ-child';
pronounced [ˈkʁɪstˌkɪnt] ), also
called Christkindl, is the
traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland...
- jury
chooses the next
Christkind out of
several finalists who have to be at
least 1,60m tall and free from
giddiness as the
Christkind has to make her speech...
-
Christmas gift-bearing
figures including Santa Claus,
Father Christmas,
Christkind, and
Saint Nicholas are also
often said to
depart for
their annual journey...
- newspapers, magazines, and
Christmas books, such as Das
Christkind Kommt (1929) and Das Buch vom
Christkind (1938). Madlener's
Christmas art also
appeared in...
- figures,
known as
Santa Claus,
Father Christmas,
Saint Nicholas, and
Christkind, are ****ociated with
bringing gifts to
children during the
Christmas season...
- Weihnachtsmarkt. In
southern Germany,
Switzerland and Austria, it is
called a
Christkind(e)l(s)(i)markt (German language,
literally meaning "Christ
child market")...
- As such, the
Easter Bunny again shows similarities to
Santa (or the
Christkind) and
Christmas by
bringing gifts to
children on the
night before a holiday...
- Lutzelfrau, a Yule
witch who must be
appeased with
small presents; the
Christkind; the
Osterhase (Easter Hare – the
original Easter Bunny); and Walpurgisnacht...
- Wir
warten auf's
Christkind... or Wir
warten auf's
Christkind (We're
waiting for the Christ-child) is a
Christmas album by the
German punk band Die Toten...
-
Alsace and in
Franconian Lorraine Saint Nicolas is also
accompanied by the
Christkind. In the
historically French Flemish-speaking town of Dunkirk,
Zwarte Piet...
