
The Christmas markets still going ahead in 2020
CNN
From Austria's Viennese Dream Christmas Market to the Winter Village in New York, a rundown of the Christmas markets that will be going ahead in 2020, and those that have been called off.
(CNN) — There's nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people.
While these events can be traced back to Vienna -- the city's first recorded December market was in 1298 -- the tradition has spread across the world over the centuries.
From Germany, to Switzerland, to New York, it's difficult to find a coveted destination that doesn't hold an impressive annual advent market.

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