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  2. Miner's figure - Wikipedia

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    A miner's figure (German: Bergmannsfigur) is a traditional Christmas decoration from the Ore Mountains of central Europe. [1] Miners' figures are turned or carved out of wood, and often bear two candles. They are usually displayed together with an angelic figure, also bearing a candle.

  3. Spanbaum - Wikipedia

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    A spanbaum as the central column of a Christmas pyramid. A spanbaum ("wood shaving tree"), variously referred to in English as a hand-shaved tree, wood chip tree or span tree, is a handmade ornamental tree which is usually part of a pyramid ornament. They are mainly manufactured in woodturning workshops in the Ore Mountains of Saxony in eastern ...

  4. Räuchermann - Wikipedia

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    During Christmas time Räuchermänner are displayed together with Schwibbögen (candle arches), miners' figurines, angels, and Christmas pyramids. Several kinds of figurines exist, traditionally representing craftsmen of the region, such as foresters , peddlers , miners , and soldiers .

  5. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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    A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [ 18 ] The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer ...

  6. Christmas pyramid - Wikipedia

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    It is suggested that the Christmas pyramid is a predecessor of the Christmas tree. [1] These pyramids are not limited to Christmas: in the Ore Mountains there was a custom of dancing around the "St. John's Tree", "a pyramid decked with garlands and flowers", at the summer solstice. [2]

  7. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

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    Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, "Christmas bulbs", or "Christmas bubbles" are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations may be woven , blown ( glass or plastic ), molded ( ceramic or metal ), carved from wood or expanded polystyrene , or made by other techniques.

  8. Käthe Wohlfahrt - Wikipedia

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    Käthe-Wohlfahrt (German pronunciation: [ˌkɛːtə ˈvoːlfaːɐ̯t]) is a German company that sells Christmas decorations and articles. Its head office is in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. According to the tourism site for the state of Bavaria, "the unique Christmas store with more than 30,000 traditional German Christmas decorations ...

  9. Ore Mountain folk art - Wikipedia

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    Ore Mountain folk art (German: Erzgebirgische Volkskunst) is a well-known form of highly artistic wood carving from East Germany. It encompasses the diverse forms of expression of the creative work beyond the classical or the modern arts, and in particular the production of figures, sculptures and paintings.

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