Make your list and check it twice Dec 23, 2018

Make your list and check it twice

Last-minute holiday shopping doesn’t look so stressful here at Ravennaschlucht Christmas market in the Black Forest region of southwest Germany. The tradition of attending a local Christmas market, or Christkindlmarkt, dates back to the Germany of the Middle Ages, and remains a popular holiday custom. At these outdoor gatherings visitors stock up on baked goods and crafts, enjoy entertainment, and sip mulled wine. Prost!

© Daniel Schoenen/Aurora Photos

palette

Today in History

Dec 23, 2019A Festivus for the rest of us
Dec 23, 2020Swimming into the season
Dec 23, 2021Festivus
Dec 23, 2022Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
Dec 23, 2023Festivus
Dec 23, 2024Celebrating Festivus
Dec 23, 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 12, 2018Join the parade for World Elephant Day
Mar 23, 2021Uncommon clouds are gathering
Aug 25, 2025Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
Sep 15, 2019A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
Feb 5, 2019Welcome to the Year of the Pig
May 10, 2022Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Sep 5, 20242024 Toronto International Film Festival
Dec 9, 2022Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
Dec 5, 2021Salzburg, Austria
Apr 28, 2021Coming home to roost
Feb 1, 2018Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
Dec 14, 2021American robin
Apr 17, 2018The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
Nov 13, 2018Autumn’s swan song
Mar 16, 2020I ll call for pen and ink
Aug 11, 2020Sea fireflies at the seashore
May 13, 2019In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
Dec 17, 2021Bournemouth beach huts
Jan 8, 2019A stunning national park in winter white
Aug 4, 2019Pups of the prairie
May 10, 2023Cordouan Lighthouse, France
Aug 1, 2020Where fire meets water
Jul 20, 2022National Moon Day
Oct 23, 2021Eurasian scops owl
Jun 19, 2022Father s Day
Feb 24, 2018A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
Oct 5, 2025World Teachers Day
May 5, 2024Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Oct 2, 2019Wild scene on the Merced River
Aug 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy