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Stroll through the market entrance guarded by traditional
nutcrackers, and shop at the over 80 huts filled with
Christkindl treats
and
unique handmade crafts. |
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 Christkindl
sights you will enjoy:
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Winter Wonderland Awaits You!
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Mifflinburg's Tinsel
Angel
Have a photo
taken with
the Market figurines:
 Mifflinburg's
larger-than-life
Tinsel Angel,
glittering like gold
(a 17th
century legend)
the 5 foot
Pruneman
children's holiday friends
peek-through board
life-size
wooden nutcracker
the 8 foot Erzgebirge
Miner
and Angel
Wife
Children's Breakfast
with the Elves
Saturday, Dec. 11
9:00-11:00AM
Presbyterian Church
507 Green Street
for reservations
call 966-4725
Please make reservations
by Dec. 6th
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Elf School
In the Market
Attend Elf School
Solve puzzles, meet Mrs. Claus
receive a diploma |
Be
amazed at the
8-foot tall
glowing
musical
Christmas Tree
moving down the streets
Open
Spring Wagon
Buggy Rides
during Market
hours
This Buggy Ride will stop at the
"Winter Wonderland" Display
at the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum
Educational Center
so visitors can
easily access
and enjoy
the display and video
At the Pub
Warm-Up with
a taste
of Glühwein
(glow wine)
served in the
Christkindl Collectors Mug
Also
Enjoy a good
German beer
with your Wurst,
available next to
Entertainment Stage
at the Christkindl Pub
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The 15-foot
German Christmas Pyramid,
symbol of the Market
St. Nicholas: see him as he parades through the market in
regal style.
Collect
the authentic
prune figures,
a tradition that dates back
to the
14th century.
See
the live, outdoor nativity scene,
surrounded by
a village of churches.
Bring
your children to visit the
Gingerbread House
and its Gingerbread
family.
They
will be busy preparing
for the holiday season
as the children decorate
their Christmas tree and
Mother Gingerbread
makes gingerbread cookies.
Stroll next door to the
Peek-A-Boo Doll
House.
There you will find the Dolls
and Teddy Bears having a tea party
around the Christmas tree
as they hang their stockings
and listen to
their favorite Christmas songs.
Visit the Firliputzli Story House
Where children can enjoy
the story of
the little impish German Angel.
The story tells how she sings her way
out of
all difficult situations.
Purchase your very own
Firliputzli Doll and story
Children's Lantern Parade
Friday, Dec. 10th
5:00 Parade
with
Santa Forms at
St. John's UCC Church
417 Market St.
5:45 Departs
and enters
the Market at the
Gate at
4th and Market Street
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Peek-through Board
Children of all ages love this
photo opportunity place,
where the smiles are endless! |
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Jens Ihle
Mastercarver
Special
Demonstration
Wooden chip tree
mastercarver from Germany
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Chip Trees from the
Master Tree Carver
Limited supply
Get your carved
trees
while they last!!
"This
project was supported by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a
state agency, through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA),
its regional arts funding partnership. State government funding
for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the
Pennsylvania General Assembly and from the National Endowment
for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this
region by Community Partnerships Resource Conservation and
Development (RC&D) Council, Inc."
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Bring
your holiday greeting cards!
Make your holiday greeting unique.
Have a special Christkindl cancellation stamp
placed on your holiday greeting cards
at the Mifflinburg Post Office booth at the Market.
This special pictorial cancellation stamp,
designed each year by artist
Deborah Johnson,
is an Austrian Christmas tradition.
It sends an extra special message with
your holiday greetings. |
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The Christkindl Market
Cancellation Stamp
will change every year...so start your collection now!
2010
-Winter Wonderland Cancellation Stamp
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