The downtown Duisburg Christmas market is in full swing this year, 17 full days before the first Sunday Advent. "The Christmas market in Duisburg will open this year on November 14th, one day ahead of the Christmas markets in Essen and Oberhausen. The opening hours of the Christmas markets are mainly due to high demand from visitors,” a city project manager in Duisburg explained. READ ALSO: 8 of the most beautiful German Christmas marketsFour women toast each other with Glühwein at the opening of the Freiburg Christmas market. Photo: DPANevertheless, the churches see the early Christmas markets as a commodification of important Christian holidays.

Source: The Local November 12, 2019 11:47 UTC