The Christmas market on the Neumarkt-Platz site in Cologne not only offers sales stalls, but is also a stop on the Cologne Nativity Trail. The so-called “Hänneschen nativity scene” is shown, which means the Christmas scenery is equipped with figures from the very popular Cologne Hänneschen Theater (officially: “Puppet plays of the city of Cologne”).

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SantiagoFreundeKöln

December 18, 2021

"Christmas is also celebrated in Knollendorf, the home of the original Cologne characters of the Hänneschen Theater. The baby Jesus in the manger comes with stick puppets from the traditional stage (...). And lo and behold! With the Three Wise Men, another Christmas visit appears from far away Guests from Cologne's twin cities of Bethlehem, Kattowitz and Rio de Janeiro have set out and meet with Hänneschen and Bärbelchen (...) at the crib. "

(from the booklet accompanying the 26th Kölner Krippenweg 2021)

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JakobusPilger

December 2, 2024

In December 2024, a group of figures representing a human pyramid will surprise visitors in the Hänneschen nativity scene on Neumarkt. As part of "Christmas of the Twin Cities", a tradition practiced in Barcelona (Catalonia) will move to Cologne (or Knollendorf, because the figures of the Hänneschentheater are at home there).

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