Ellinwood will transform into an authentic German holiday village brimming with traditional Christmas activities at the first-ever Christkindlmarket on Dec. 1. The roots of its German heritage run deep in the community that was settled by Germans in the late 1800s.“We didn’t have an event on a larger scale that was thoroughly German,” said J. Basil Dannebohm, Ellinwood chamber of commerce administrator. “In Germany, Christkindlmarket is quite traditional in the town square in front of the Church.