Krippenspiel

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Etymology

Compound of Krippe (crib) +‎ -n- +‎ Spiel (play).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁɪpənˌʃpiːl/
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Noun

Krippenspiel n (strong, genitive Krippenspieles or Krippenspiels, plural Krippenspiele)

  1. nativity play, Christmas pageant
    • 2020, Elisabeth Schnurrer, ADAC Reiseführer Dresden, page 48:
      Wenn alljährlich am 25. Dezember um 6 Uhr morgens das Krippenspiel aufgeführt wird und dazu die 125 »Kruzianer« des traditionsreichen Knabenchors singen, ist die Kirche stets bis auf den letzten ihrer 3000 Plätze gefüllt.
      When the nativity play is performed every year on December 25th at 6 am and the 125 "Crucians" of the traditional boys' choir sing along with it, the church is always filled to the last of its 3,000 seats.
    • 2021 December 4, “Krippenspiel in St. Peter und Paul in Eltville”, in Wiesbadener Kurier:
      Das Krippenspiel, wird am Freitag, 24. Dezember, um 14 und um 15.30 Uhr in der Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul in Eltville aufgeführt.
      The nativity play will be performed at the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Eltville on Friday 24 December at 2 and at 3.30 PM.

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