December

December – the quiet period continues for German tourism until Christmas. But foreign visitors know better and arrive for the Christmas markets which are in usually in full swing from the beginning of December.

The only closing for Christmas is on Christmas Eve when shops shut during the afternoon and restaurants close from mid evening, to allow their staff to celebrate Christmas with their families.

From 25th December it is business as usual, with all restaurants open and the ski lifts and ski schools all operating. Only the shops stay closed until 27th.

There is a wide range of events on around Christmas and New Year. This is a selection for 2007:

• 21st December: Christmas Concert in Bayerisch Eisenstein Church
• 23rd December: Bayerisch Eisenstein's International Christmas Market
• 26th December: Evening of local music and dancing in Bayerisch Eisenstein
• 28th December: Concert on the village square in Bayerisch Eisenstein
• 28th December-January 4th: New Year's Market at Zwiesel Kristallglas in Zwiesel - art and crafts
• 29th December: Winter Solstice in Rinchnach - witches and demon's perform manic dances (also in Zwiesel and at Joska Kristall in Bodenmais) Haxnbrecher Apre'ski Ball in Bayerisch Eisenstein
• 30th December: Horse drawn sleigh races in Rinchnach
• 31st December:  midnight - fireworks all over the village and on the terrace of Haus Sterr
• 1st January: New Year's Day Concert - the village band plays Bavarian and Czech waltzes, polkas and marches

Weather in December 2007:

• Average daytime temperature: 4 °C
• Average nightime temperature: -2 °C
• No. of days with rain: 8
• No. of days with snow: 8
• Average depth of snow on the Arber mountain: 70cm

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Bavarian Forest Holidays
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