Christmas market
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Christmas market
A market that takes place in many cities during Advent, where Christmas-related goods, food, and drinks such as mulled wine are sold.
Wir treffen uns jedes Jahr mit Freunden auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt.
We meet up with friends at the Christmas market every year.
This word is a compound made up of 'Weihnachten' (Christmas), the linking -s, and 'Markt' (market). So it is literally a market at Christmas time.
Fast jede deutsche Stadt hat einen eigenen Weihnachtsmarkt.
Almost every German city has its own Christmas market.
The preposition 'auf' is used here. To express movement, you use the accusative ('auf den Weihnachtsmarkt gehen' — to go to the Christmas market). To describe a location, you use the dative ('auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt sein' — to be at the Christmas market).
Lass uns am Abend auf den Weihnachtsmarkt gehen.
Let's go to the Christmas market in the evening.
Typical activities associated with a Christmas market are 'Glühwein trinken' (to drink mulled wine), 'gebrannte Mandeln essen' (to eat roasted candied almonds), or 'Geschenke kaufen' (to buy gifts).
Auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt riecht es überall nach gebrannten Mandeln.
At the Christmas market, it smells like roasted candied almonds everywhere.