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DSC 2123 The Christ Angel draped in a white and gold dress and gold crown appears with her trumpeters on the balcony of the Frauren Kirche ( woman’s church) overlooking the city’s main square, Hauptmarkt crowded with visitors with many from around the world. Every year, on the Friday before the first Advent Sunday, the Nuremberg Christmas Angel officially opens the Nuremberg Christmas Market by reciting a solemn prologue. Nuremberg's Christmas Market is one of Germany's oldest Christmas fairs. The pre-Christmas event dates back to the mid 16th century. Keywords: Crowds, shoppers, stall, Nuremberg Christmas market, Nuremberg, Germany, Christmas, market, evening, night time, dark, Hauptmarkt, Christmas tree, Christmas light, tree, lights
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Photographer: Richard Sowersby
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The Christ Angel draped in a white and gold dress

and gold crown appears with her trumpeters on the balcony of the Frauren Kirche ( woman’s church) overlooking the city’s main square, Hauptmarkt crowded with visitors with many from around the world.

Every year, on the Friday before the first Advent Sunday, the Nuremberg Christmas Angel officially opens the Nuremberg Christmas Market by reciting a solemn prologue.
Nuremberg's Christmas Market is one of Germany's oldest Christmas fairs. The pre-Christmas event dates back to the mid 16th century.
Keywords: Crowds, shoppers, stall, Nuremberg Christmas market, Nuremberg, Germany, Christmas, market, evening, night time, dark, Hauptmarkt, Christmas tree, Christmas light, tree, lights