It's also a time to see people from around the area that you haven't seen for awhile.
Here I am getting a hug from Père Noël.
Our association (La Comité de Jumelage) always has a booth and has a bake sale. Also, there is always a basket with English goods. People pay 1€ for a guess at its weight. At the end of the market, the winner is chosen. This kind of raffle is called a "tombola" in French. |
| One of the prettier stands |
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| Father Christmas's Yurt |
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| Friends' girls posing with Santa |
Do you participate in any Christmas markets in your area?
17 comments:
How I envy you, wish I was there. It is icy cold here as well but France alway has such a warm atmosphere. Diane
No, not around us. These traditions seem so warm and charming.
I wish we had a market, but it closes at the end of October. It does look cold there!
Looks like a wonderful, delightful time! (Far better than dragging yourself to the malls around here...) Hope your Christmas is wonderful!
The local villages were, or felt themselves to be, too small to hold a Christmas market, so it was a choice between two town affairs, both of which had the same stallholders each year, except when the price of stalls went up,at which point a few more would drop out every time.
If you went to the main town, though, they had a super event...but it didn't have the intimacy you describe.
I like the idea of Christmas markets ... even with the cold, I'm sure they are more fun than the mall!
We don't have a Christmas Market, per se. Our Farmers' Market operates year round, and towards Christmas, takes on more of a festive atmosphere.
I went to one and drank hot spiced wine yesterday. Does that count as participating? :)
How lovely to have some vin chaud - I'm quite missing that with all this pregnancy business!!
I'm not sure anyone around here would pay a Euro to enter a tombala to win a basket of English goodies... that's a good thing for me though as it means I can eat my goodies as and when I please without having to worry that someone will gobble them all up!
Your Christmas market looks more authentic than the ones in Lyon, they tend to be quite commercial here I find.
Nice and happy moments can be seen in the beautiful faces of all of you.
awww I grew up saying "Father Christmas," now it's Santa Claus lol.
Everytime I read your blog, I want to travel & visit.
nope haven't really been to a real market since I moved here. there's various types of farmers markets, but I don't like the drive lol If we have a christmas market I dont know about it
Hello Dedene! Christmas markets are one of those things that, although I've seen them in the states (a favorite in a Mountain Ski resort in PA), I find the ones in Europe to feel more genuine. Not sure what that's about, but I just adore them - and they are very hard to resist! Hope your holidays are the merriest this year!
Estce que c'est Monsieur Titi qui faisait le Père noël !
Un jour du Père Noël organisé par la mairie d'ici, un des fils de ma belle-soeur (la soeur de Philippe) s'approche de lui afin que le Père Noël lui donne son cadeau. Mais le Le père Noël avait oublié de mettre ses gants blancs. François revient près de sa Maman et il lui dit : "c'est Pépé le Père noël !". Sa Mère lui dit que non et François dis " si, j'ai reconnu ses mains !".
Salut Dedene, ça va? j'espère que tout va bien chez toi avec cette neige, bonne journée.
It looks wicked cold. I absolutely love Christmas markets. My first experience was in germany and it was awesome.
Stay warm. Happy Holidays.
Velva
Hello Dedene !
Je croyais avoir laissé au moins un commentaire sur ce post.
Je revenais te souhaiter un JOYEUX NOEL, à toi et à ta famille.
Plus de neige chez toi ?
Bises !
Yes, these markets are pretty common here. They are run either by the municipality or by a private contractor. When the municipality does things, they tend to be much more homey and cosy. The markets that are done by the contractors tend to turn out like a mall.
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