European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Ww3w.?r?3s marketing City lights and country crafts those who find it Bright tights of the big City alluring should mire in the Christmas Mark it big time in Stuttgart Byblos Ephofen Stuttgart Bureau a yuletide shopper needs Only three things lit the Slutt Curti a Money. Lime Uirl .1 gum Hie no birr. Or us in Jib 1"" disposition help ihi1 v Isidur pry an opening in the crowds of people who Omli downtown Stull girl fur organisers is s Biggi so Christmas . Tie groups puppet Hows Street musicians a Juhik incl 1vendors Selling everything from business sch id baked Sroul lend credence to the . The Market is Lii irl till n .1 Barbell , with shops clustered in the and the schitktpl.it/. Mil lining the narrow , which joins la two , the wares Are nut unique bul Many ire produced . Including pottery Miniri Onetti a inti .1 dizzying o or Narnel. Anal by a incl the , incl plump links inure i pm Only of glib Moil j local Ato iced hid Appie i lilt a Thill hoi i Iii Homer got lost in the Maze. The origin t the c ii Lucius old is unknown. A do Rumini written in t fic i the t earliest known mention Neil. Tiffini it .1 Lonn Iii Dillun even then. a Beni dancing , gaming tick i and p.itfn1 i Licine Sellors Wirt regular k i Turt s it one limt1 or in Uther tailing until lot Al Nul Goritil 4 Inual their in life excessive ind banned them. By the mid Isih Century inc Jug Iii biome a Bois Turqui .iff.iir. The Markel vanished for five it Iri during world a Vii ii but re appeared in 1cj45. Post War destitution rendered it much smaller than before and the 10 strip a no Glne widening of struck i us Ibi Lily in grow. Vendors new Musl apply for or Linn space nine months in .idv.ints1, Mil Len Iii Vek a permits usually in in Llie d Lillin trople. A Iii Illy More l pent lit lohh1 year ii ill Chi we an Tiolu in slum Jojart s t Vendor f Kun Ehrer has set up shop in the annually Miinte 11 4d, tarrying on .1 tradition he Fol her b a in in 1 " 1h by Selling s in a salvaged military Field Kitchen. That developed until iq.l1and Ihen the War came. And after the , i took Over the business said Koehrer who now Sells nutcrackers and wooden Christmas ornaments most of i hem from Easl Germany s erzgebirge Region Koehrer and his wife Ali Beth normally operate carnival games on Southern Germany s festival circuit his son Rolf 2b, has a similar business. They Combine forces at the where Rolf has Penl his decembers since he was a baby. Public buildings around the Markel also contribute to this feast for the eyes. The Landes Useni s tyrolean nativity scene is open daily except monday in the Altes Schloss Lott Castle on the Schiller Slalz. The haitians City Hall foyer offers an exhibit entitled Christ Mai Market in Loyland open daily and a fairy tale on the nearby Schlos splat offers Lite afternoon entertainment for children. The is open until dec. 23 from 7 30 . To 7 . Weekdays and 3 to 7 . Weekends. It is very crowded saturdays when stores Are open and both a Taa Market and a Farmer s Market Are ing nearby. By Brenda Hostek staff writer Grmon Tifis never ,ut\ Tut Taftt Mohtes hire i fifi or Jrie far ii Stan a la be in Fri Viv i pm ii Init la Iii it them. The till la Trimi i i. Thild i a bundled in Winter knit hats and mittens work to explain the requests for certain Christmas presents id their parents and s.int.1 Claus one 4-year-old boy at Frankfurt Marl Lound that Oul alien i asked for a in rage truck. Antler Sooil but not 1 i Krenner s Mold perhaps Only till knows Why he .1 garbage Siruc but the Haidau Hoy on Leisi d Steinb Santa and try to explain his request in t Hie Moil exciting thing Abou the Christmas Market. Lor him in i the Carousel. For some of Trio thu r children Fri Filin s puppets performing in the i Nair til the historic Rome Platz were quite the . The puppets 2-year- Shah aur Kama s it Union and Kepi him his Mold and several Hundred of her children my adults Awe far a few hours. Twins Kim and in fret Woldt Lound their we to the Pony rides near tin far end of the Market Square. But Only Kim braved the first Lime Riding fax Petit in while a Friend standing shouted Kimmy your Riding .1 Imirse just like in their Mother Rene ret Kim Bdl said weekdays o the Way to or the weekends Are so Iru wafd which makes it hard to get around with the she said. The the big cart bration it Stuttgart give everybody � Chance
