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The City of Landstuhl will hold its 16th Christmas market today through Monday in front of the Stadthalle.

All over German Christmas markets, shoppers will find unique wooden
items such as nutcrackers, Christmas pyramids, angels and other figures.
The origin of these holiday items dates back to the 17th century in the
Erzgebirge, a mountain area near the Czech border.

Christmas markets can be found throughout Germany and host various food
and beverage vendors while providing festive entertainment.

Ramstein-Miesenbach will sponsor its eighth traditional Christmas
market, called the Cinnamon and Waffles Market, today, Saturday and
Sunday on the local Marktplatz in the center of town.

What

Sankt Wendel, a little romantic town in the federal state of Saarland,
will hold its Christmas market from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday to Dec.
16. More than 130 decorated Christmas booths will offer arts and crafts,
gift ideas and regional culinary specialties.

Decorating homes and businesses is a tradition around the holiday season.