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As a special Advent tradtion, Germans will light the first candle of the Advent wreath the fourth Sunday before Christmas, which is Nov. 27.

This year

-Alsenborn, Nov. 26 and 27
-Alsenz, Dec. 3 and 4
-Bann, Dec. 10 and 11
-Bruchmühlbach, Dec. 4
-Enkenbach, Dec. 4 and 5
-Eulenbis, Dec. 4

Starting Nov. 21, the center of Kaiserslautern will lure visitors to its traditional Christmas market with the scents of Christmas cookies, gingerbread, waffles and hot chestnuts. Deputy Mayor Dr. Arne Oeckinghaus will officially open the Kaiserslautern Christmas market at 6 p.m. from a stage on Schillerplatz.
Illumination of the market, which also is set up around Stiftskirche, and all lights in the center streets will be turned on.

Nov. 11 marks not only the beginning of carnival season, it also is St. Martin’s Day. It is the day to honor St. Martin, who was a missionary in France and Bishop of Tours.

The following is a list of events in the near future:

The city of Kaiserslautern is one of the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2006 and is offering official memorial coins and a host city poster for sale at the tourist office.