548b German Christmas Markets; Christmas in Madrid, Sicily, Ireland, Hebrides

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🗓️ 24 December 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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We'll hear how the traditional Christmas markets of Germanic Europe set the mood for the season. And we'll learn about Christmastime events that bring everybody out on the streets of Madrid and Dingle, and cozy holiday celebrations in homes on Sicily and Scotland's Hebrides.

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0:00.0	The extra holidays they observe during the Christmas season in Spain means there's more than one jolly old soul who brings children their presents.
0:08.0	Ask any kid in Madrid.
0:10.0	Do you believe in Papanoelo? Do you believe in the three wise men? And they answer to me. We believe in both.
0:15.0	Coming up, we learn about the traditions that make the season bright in Madrid and the special foods they prepare for the holidays in Sicily.
0:23.0	In Berlin, festive outdoor Christmas markets help to make the shopping fun.
0:27.0	Imagine you can do your Christmas shopping without the stress because you get a hot spicy wine standing next to your neighbors who are just doing the same thing you have a little chat.
0:36.0	And in Ireland, you can expect company this time of year.
0:39.0	And for two solid weeks, it's visiting. You never lock your door. People come in, come out.
0:44.0	But in the remote outer hebrides, it stays kind of quiet until new years.
0:49.0	New year is a chance to welcome you into each other's homes because going back in his article times, the door was always open.
0:55.0	Come along for a European Christmas. It's travel with Rick Steves.
1:25.0	In Europe, Christmas time starts in early December and continues through January 6th with age-old traditions that bring the family together and connect you with earlier generations.
1:41.0	Coming up today on travel with Rick Steves, friends from Berlin and Madrid, and from Sicily, Ireland and even the remote Scottish Hebrides,
1:49.0	join us to share what makes this a special time of year where they live.
1:53.0	It's not such a silent night when there's a Christmas market to get you into the festive holiday spirit in cities and towns all over Germany.
2:01.0	Berliners, Iris, Andre and Fabian Royger join us now to take your calls at 877-333-Rick as we explore the traditions of the German Christmas market.
2:11.0	Iris, Fabian, thanks for being here.
2:13.0	Thanks for having us.
2:15.0	Fabian, what is unique about a German Christmas market?
2:18.0	They're so popular with American travelers these days.
2:21.0	I think it is the spirit of German Gemütlichkeit.
2:24.0	Usually, Gemütlichkeit is associated with a bar or a pub, but Germans feel very Gemütlich on a Christmas market.
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