From homemade to handblown, Christmas ornaments carry traditions through the years and are cherished glimpses from Christmases past.
One hundred years ago, in the first decades of the 1900s, Christmas trees were decorated with a mix of homemade paper ornaments, paper chains, strings of popcorn, factory-made tinsel garlands, and blown glass ornaments. Blown-glass Christmas ornaments became popular in North America beginning in the 1880s, after F. W. Woolworth began importing them from Germany to sell in his department stores.
The manufacture of glass ornaments was a home-based cottage industry based in and around the village of Lauscha in Thuringia, Germany – with all members of the family completing a different task. Men blew the molten glass into a mould using a small gas burner; women coated the inside of ornaments with a silvering liquid; girls placed the ornaments on drying racks and coated the outside of the ornament with coloured lacquer. And depending on their artistic skills, every member of the family participated in painting decorations and applying “glitter.” Children were tasked with attaching the cap and hanger to the finished ornaments and packing them in boxes.
Click here to watch the first-ever Grand Harmony Chorus Virtual Christmas Show - 2020!
When you visit a Grand Harmony Chorus rehearsal, you'll feel energized by the sounds of pure harmony that surround you; the sheer beauty of over 40 voices coming together to create the power of 100 voices will bring goosebumps! As you listen to this amazing group of women sing, you’ll be tapping your toe and searching your soul as the melodies and harmonies create a whirlwind of emotion within you.
Grand Harmony Chorus is a dynamic all-female, all-ages, multi-award-winning Kitchener-Waterloo group that is passionate about singing four-part acappella harmony. This local show choir draws nearly 45 talented singers from the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Listowel, St. Jacobs, Elmira, Orangeville and areas beyond.
As we come closer to the end of 2020, there may be a rare light at the end that may bring us a glimpse of hope for all to come in 2021. Jupiter and Saturn will align so closely in the night sky that they will create a radiant point of light, often known as the "Star of Bethlehem" or the "Christmas Star".
"Alignments between these two planets are rather rare, occurring once every 20 years or so, but this conjunction is exceptionally rare because of how close the planets will appear to be to one another," said Patrick Hartigan, an astronomer at Rice University. "You'd have to go all the way back to just before dawn on March 4, 1226, to see a closer alignment between these objects visible in the night sky." Read more here: Jupiter and Saturn Will Align to Create the First "Christmas Star" in Nearly 800 Years
Grab a blanket, head outside and experience the phenomenon for yourself. With a clear view, look to the southwest about 45 minutes after sunset. The two planets will be at their closest on December 21st but the "Christmas Star" can be seen for about one hour after sunset in the northern hemisphere for the entire fourth week of December.
Join our online community on Facebook and share your Christmas ornaments, stories, pictures, and traditions with us.
This easy, old fashioned, handmade recipe is a great craft idea for kids and adults. Learn how to make these long-lasting Christmas scented salt dough ornaments by following the simple instructions by Rocky Hedge Farm.
Using cookie cutters, yarn, sewing pins and a few other materials, create these fun, unique wrapped yarn ornaments for your Christmas tree in 2020 by One Little Project.
Looking for more inspiration? Here are 72 easy-to-make DIY Christmas ornaments you can make right at home using things already in your craft cupboard and pantry.
Our family tradition involves going to this amazing event each year. In 2020, we will participate and shop online!
e2eae371.YEs0_GJQ.uRX.YAzOGx| | Contact Form
Christkindl Market
Kitchener City Hall
200 King St. W. Kitchener, ON Canada N2G 4G7
#ChristkindlCA #KitchenerEvents #DTKlove
The photos, videos and concerts presented on this website are a chance for visitors to relive Christkindl Markets from 1997 through 2019. In 2020 we are online only.