Tallinn Christmas Market
This is traditionally held on the old Town Hall Square. Christmas cabins and stands sell handcrafts, hot wine and souvenirs to about 200,000 visitors every year.
Historical Relevance
Tallinn is the oldest capital city in Northern Europe and has one of the best preserved medieval town centres in the world. The first Christmas tree at Tallinn’s Town Hall Square was erected in 1441 by the Brotherhood of Blackheads; this was the first public Christmas Tree ever put on display in Europe.
The Brotherhood of the Blackheads, as a guild for unmarried merchants, first erected the tree for the holiday period in their brotherhood house. On the last night of celebrations the tree was taken to the Town Hall square where the members of the brotherhood danced around it before setting it on fire.
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References
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- ^ "Tallinna linn tunnustas Paul Oberschneiderit Tallinna Jõuluturu asutamise eest raemedaliga". Vaba Eesti Sõna (in Estonian). January 9, 2019.
- ^ Tallinn Christmas Market considered one of the finest in Europe Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Video retrieved February 2, 2013
- ^ "Europe's best Christmas market is in Tallinn". Visitestonia.com. November 13, 2009. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015.