A valley of the river Elbe is the location of Dresden in Saxony. Has seen many changes in the past, but never lost its roots and traditions. Contemporary visitors will once again the beauty of this old city and the changes that converts it into a modern city occupied Dresden to discover. One of the Christmas markets of the most famous and largest of Germany in Dresden and the story of the famous Stollen Christmas cake or bread, had woven the same Christian roots in a centuries-old history. Families are very welcome and this holiday has much market store visit, make for a fascinating and unforgettable.
The original Dresden Stollen is a type of cake, a mixture of heavy. Add 10 kg of flour, 3 kilograms of butter or margarine and approximately 6 kg of dried fruit such as currants, raisins and sultanas, candied lemon and orange peel. The bread Stollen belongs to the Group’s image, that is, are some reasons or display modules. In this case it is wrapped in white cloths, symbolically for the newborn Christ. Scientists and cultural historians are tests the Stollen in naumberg were around the year 1330, but it is believed that the primal STOL a Saxony came. Documents found in Dresden, confirm that the bakers since the year 1400 and is still in the same way as 700 years ago baked product. For centuries until 1913, Dresdner Christstollen received a tribute from Dresden Baker of Saxon Princes. 2 STOL, each 36 feet long, weighing 36 pounds, appeared on every Christmas day.
The Striezelmarkt in Dresden during the year 1434 Chris squirming well beyond the Saxons made famous. Striezel is, in fact, that the name for a pastry Stollen door, we know today. Back in the old days, that no one would make only one machine, only the rich people and the aristocracy could be an expensive and has been widely as King under the cakes and pastries. This year opens its doors to the public on November 26, the 575ste Dresden Striezelmarkt in Dresden. As every year, the historic centre of the city and 24 metres high and will take place a Christmas tree, 80 years on the market, in the heart of illuminated by lights 620, it was the usual place. Not only the many culinary delicacies and wonderful shopping facilities including goods and local crafts will again close and distant visitors take off, but also an excellent program for young and old is scheduled for this year.
On the second weekend, you guessed it, Stollen Festival takes place. A blood clot, weighs about 4 tons, is in a procession for the Christmas market or transported, with a knife by 1.6 meters long and cut the pieces and then sold to the public. The third see weekend Dresdner Striezelmarkt pyramid. It is made of wood, 14 meters high and 42 different wooden characters are displayed. Has been included in the Guinness Book of records as the largest pyramid in the world. For a trivia, see Striezelmarkt is the annual plum c.. It is a sign, a chimney Sweeper to remember and wooden sticks and prunes. Century as chimneys of the houses of the rich to keep clean climbing had is historical background. They were the sons of Striezel who sold their handmade c. plum at the Christmas markets in Saxony. These dark days of labour are forgotten, and one is the plum c. today welcomed gift for home to take the Striezelmarkt in Dresden.