The Strasbourg Christmas market will not serve raclette and champagne this year
Christmas is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated days of the year. It’s a time we love to celebrate with family, friends and lots of fellowship in general. Our interiors are transformed into winter paradises, full of Christmas trees, fake snow, kitsch lighting, etc. It’s a time when nothing is too much, making it a great feast for maximalists. Add a ton of gifts and delicious food and you have a merry little Christmas. Or you ? One thing that cannot be missing is, of course, the Christmas markets.
We don’t really know where they came from or how they came to be so important, but the fact is that Christmas markets are everywhere. From the smallest village to the largest city, most of them organize at least one annual Christmas market where everyone meets to feast, drink and consume. Because let’s face it, it’s a heavy consumer’s dream, full of good and bad gadgets and food.
Local products
In the family of Christmas markets, that of Strasbourg is probably one of the most famous examples, starting this year on November 25. Every year, thousands of people flock to the French city to enjoy the best of French cuisine. But things are about to change. From this year, visitors will no longer be able to eat raclette or tartiflette, there will be no more champagne and accessories such as Christmas hats will be prohibited. It sounds strange, until you hear the reason behind the measurement.
“People are no longer up for the Christmas amusement park or the open-air supermarket. They tell us that themselves and the sellers say the same thing. The capital of Christmas must keep up with the times, respond to the ecological questions so ubiquitous in our society on the origin of the products, ”explains Guillaume Libsig, deputy to the town hall of Strasbourg, to the Latest News from Alsace.
Thus, instead of champagne, you can drink the local crémant. Instead of raclette and tartiflette, there will be local cheeses and dishes for sale. And instead of mass-produced accessories, you’ll find local crafts in the market.
However, the measure has received a lot of criticism from local politicians and vendors, so the question is: will it hold?