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ANSBACH, Germany (December 5, 2019) – U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach leadership and the Ansbach Elementary School children’s choir, along with Soldiers and family members, took part in Rothenburg ob der Tauber’s Christmas festivities Dec. 5.
Col. Steven M. Pierce, USAG Ansbach garrison commander, thanked Rothenburg Mayor Dieter Kölle for including the garrison in the annual event.
“It is great to be here,” he said. “Surrounded by delicious aromas, a beautiful setting and wonderful people make this season, without a doubt, unforgettable for us.”
Each year Rothenburg creates a giant Advent calendar at city hall and invites Soldiers and families from USAG Ansbach to take part in the construction. During Rothenburg’s Reiterlesmarkt each evening, a numbered window is opened on the giant Advent calendar while music is provided by a traditional German brass band.
Last evening, the Ansbach Elementary School children’s choir contributed songs and carols during the event surrounded by applause of those in attendance.
“I’d like to thank Whitney Mansell, the Arts and Music teacher for the Katterbach Elementary School,” Pierce said. “Thank you for your guidance, inspiration and patience, which I am sure, was needed at times; Thomas Schlötterlein for the translations; and Ms. Ida Dehaan-Weissmann deserves our special appreciation. She has volunteered and supported this holiday project since 2012.”
The popular annual market takes its name from the Rothenburg “Reiterle“ – a figure plucked from medieval legend whose arrival is the highlight of the market and considered to be a messenger from another world flying through the night, taking with him the souls of the dead each winter.
The Christmas market in Rothenburg has been regularly held and celebrated since the 15th century.
The city offers special guided tours around the market and through the narrow city streets of the old town each day until Dec. 24, and the Franconian version of Santa Claus, ‘Pelzmärtel’, makes regular visits to the marketplace to greet visitors and spread holiday cheer.
To see more photos of the event, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/usagansbachphotos/albums/72157712083340727. (Photos by Gerlinde Hoyle, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 12.06.2019 05:12 |
| Story ID: | 354492 |
| Location: | ANSBACH, BAYERN, DE |
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