More than two million guests at the Leipzig Christmas market
Despite inflation and many rainy days, the Christmas market in Leipzig is a magnet for visitors. At the end there is a present.
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Alone at Christmas? Offers against loneliness
Christmas is not a reason for joy for everyone: for lonely people in Saxony, there are offers of help in the cities and online. Free kebabs are also being handed out.
Tens of thousands at Dresden Stollen Festival - Special parade
Dresden Christmas stollen is world-famous. The baroque city celebrates it every year at the Striezelmarkt. Rituals based on historical models turn the Stollen Festival into a spectacle - for tourists too.
Saxon Christmas market in Rome's old town
Christmas stollen, arts and crafts from the Ore Mountains and Herrnhut stars attract visitors to Saxony during Advent. This year, there is also a taste of Christmas in Rome - with music.
Striezelmarkt opens in Dresden - new additions to the program
One of the oldest Christmas markets in Germany is starting its 590th season. What are the highlights at the Striezelmarkt this year?
Golden Rider: This is the new one next to King August
Am 27. November eröffnet der Augustusmarkt in Dresden. Mit dabei: Lilly Baumann als Goldene Reiterin auf Wallach Apollo. Entdecke Sachsens längsten Weihnachtsmarkt mit internationalen Highlights und festlicher Atmosphäre.
Kretschmer receives first Herrnhut Frauenkirche star
A Herrnhut star has been shining on Dresden's Frauenkirche church during Advent for 20 years now. Now there is a special edition of the popular Christmas decoration.
Prices for Christmas trees in Saxony largely stable
For many families in Saxony, the search for a suitable Christmas tree will soon begin again. Prices will remain largely stable this year - only some items will become more expensive.
Christmas markets in Saxony open next week
Next Monday sees the start of the Christmas market season in Saxony. Tourism Minister Barbara Klepsch will be attending the opening in Meissen.
Police check knife ban at Christmas markets
Christmas should be a celebration of peace and joy. That is why there is also a ban on knives at Christmas markets in Saxony. The police want to carry out checks without any special reason.
Prisoners' Christmas market in front of Zeithain prison
The inmates produce numerous items in prison. Some of them are now being sold at a Christmas market outside the gates of Zeithain Prison. However, visitors will have to do without one thing.
Preparations for the 590th Dresden Striezelmarkt are in full swing
There are still two weeks to go until the opening of Germany's oldest Christmas market, which has a few new things to offer this year.
Christmas tree for Leipzig comes from the Vogtland region
After a Douglas fir from Torgau, this year a tree from the Vogtland region towers over the Leipzig Christmas market.
100-year-old Nordmann fir adorns Dresden's Striezelmarkt
The Striezelmarkt has been part of the pre-Christmas season for more than 500 years and attracts visitors from all over the world. The Christmas tree for this year is already here.
Christmas Garden in Leipzig and Dresden again during Advent
Light and music transform parks in Europe into glittering worlds in the dark season. Such Christmas gardens can also be found in Saxony - they reopen with Advent in Dresden and Leipzig.
Illuminations turn agra-Park into a Christmas Garden once again
Every year, some parks and gardens in Germany are transformed into glittering worlds during Advent. Light and music turn the agra-Park Markkleeberg into a Christmas Garden - in the dark.
Christmas Garden returns to Dresden and Leipzig
The park at Pillnitz Palace in Dresden is transformed into a Christmas Garden every year during Advent. Thousands stroll through the staging of light and music - this has also been possible in Leipzig since 2023.
Christmas tree producers in Saxony expect prices to rise in 2024
Some Christmas tree producers in Saxony are expecting prices to rise in 2024. Nevertheless, the Christmas tree should remain affordable for everyone.
Increase in stollen production in the Ore Mountains despite summer heat
It's midsummer outside, but the first stollen is already leaving the oven in Annaberg. The aim is to produce 200 tons by Christmas.
US basketball player William Christmas joins the Niners Chemnitz
William Christmas is leaving the basketball Bundesliga club from Hamburg to go to Chemnitz. The Saxons have thus filled their last vacant position.
Tourism in Saxony: Nature, history and Christmas as top drivers
Nature and the countryside in combination with the cities are the strongest drivers for Saxony's tourism. Christmas, history and tradition also make the Free State an attractive destination.
Leipzig University Hospital's blood bank is urgently looking for blood donors
The blood bank at Leipzig University Hospital (UKL) is urgently looking for blood donors due to the current wave of colds and increased requests around Christmas and New Year. The stock of life-saving blood products has fallen by more than a third.
Two million visitors to Striezelmarkt in 2023
According to the city, around two million people will have visited this year's Dresden Striezelmarkt. This means that the number of visitors is still below the level before the coronavirus pandemic, as a city hall spokesperson said on Friday in response to an inquiry. Two days before the end of the ..
Retail trade in Saxony disappointed by Christmas business
The Saxon retail sector is disappointed with the Christmas business so far.
Christmas of the senses: a walk through Saxony's treasure trove
Thanks to the artistry of Saxon rulers, many treasures that were rarities centuries ago have been preserved in the museums. These include princely gifts and valuables for Christmas and the turn of the year.
President of Saxony's state parliament calls for peaceful coexistence
In his Christmas message, Matthias Rößler, President of the Saxon State Parliament, appeals to the population to cultivate peaceful coexistence and practice charity.
Saxony's tourism industry on the upswing after difficult coronavirus years
Saxony's tourism industry is still on the upswing after the difficult coronavirus years. Culture Minister Barbara Klepsch provides insights into the current tourism figures and notes that the Free State has not yet fully caught up, but is on the right track.
Czech supermarket chain bans sale of live carp at Christmas
The supermarket chain Billa joins the ban on the sale of live carp in front of its stores.
Climate protection group colors Christmas trees orange
The climate protection group Letzte Generation sprayed Christmas trees orange in several German cities to draw attention to the urgency of climate protection.
Anniversary of the classic "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella"
MDR is celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella" and is taking a look behind the scenes of the classic fairytale for the first time in a documentary. On December 17 at 3.50 pm, the film will first be shown on MDR television, the broadcaster announced on Tuesday.The documen ..
Thousands of people celebrate traditional Stollen Festival in Dresden
Thousands of people celebrated the sweet pastry at the traditional Stollen Festival in Dresden. A giant Striezel was presented during a parade.
Sorbian Christ Child gives blessing: language remains alive
Sorbian customs are practiced in Lower Lusatia before Christmas. One is the silent Christ Child who blesses the people. A language center sees the Sorbian language preserved.
Castles and palaces in the Czech Republic offer Christmas spirit
Numerous castles and palaces in the Czech Republic invite you to Christmas markets, exhibitions and concerts during the Advent season. In the castle courtyard of Decin (Tetschen) on the border with Saxony, stalls with culinary delights and handicrafts await visitors on December 17. Local choirs and ..
Finance Minister asks offices for Christmas peace
Christmas is a time for reflection. During this time, the tax authorities should refrain from taking measures that could be perceived as inappropriate.
Living tradition - protecting the environment
The Dresden-based start-up Holzbengel develops sustainable Christmas trees made of wood and completely dispenses with plastic.
Corporate events in restaurants: Christmas parties despite higher costs
Numerous companies are once again organizing Christmas parties in restaurants with their employees this year, even though restaurateurs have to adapt to higher costs during the Christmas period.
Dresden Striezelmarkt opens its 598th season
The Dresden Striezelmarkt opens a few weeks before Christmas Eve and attracts visitors with more than 200 stands and 180 program items.
Christmas tree dismantled on the post office square in Aue-Bad Schlema
The 13 meter high Christmas tree on the Postplatz in Aue-Bad Schlema was dismantled due to a stress fracture. The Christmas lights have also been removed. There will be no replacement this year.
Dresden Striezelmarkt opens on November 29
Dresden will soon be able to "striezel" again. Construction for the 589th Dresden Striezelmarkt is in full swing, the city announced on Monday. From November 29 to December 24, more than 200 stalls ranging from arts and crafts to culinary delights will attract visitors to the Altmarkt. The Stollen F ..
Christmas tree for Leipzig comes from Torgau
The tree for this year's Christmas market in Leipzig comes from Torgau. After many trees from the Vogtland region had been used in the past, this year the search for a tree was successful in Leipzig and the surrounding area, the city of Leipzig's market office announced on Monday.According to the in ..
Stollen season: Dresden stollen bakers celebrate kick-off
Between classical and modern: with ballet and breakdance interludes, the Schutzverband Dresdner Stollen celebrated the symbolic start of the stollen season at Albrechtsberg Castle. "This year, our Stollen will become a link between classical music and breakdancing," said Andreas Wippler, chairman of ..
Christmas child: face wanted for Canaletto market 2023
Three months before the fourth Advent is for the Canalettomarkt in Pirna also this time a Christmas child sought. For the successor of Hannes can apply girls and boys between five and eleven years, as the organizers announced on Wednesday. "The Christmas child should be bright, cheerful and outgoing ..