Customs of the Ore Mountains
The difficult mining profession and the associated dangers led to a unique tradition in the Ore Mountains , which is particularly evident at Christmas time . That is why the Ore Mountains are often referred to as Christmas land.
See also
- Miner figure
- Mountain parade
- Bethenmoos
- Bornkinnel
- Erzgebirge cuisine
- Erzgebirge Schwibbogen
- Getzen
- Christmas Eve straw
- Hutzenstube
- Klitscher
- Cake singing
- Carolers
- Angel of lights
- Man awakening
- Mettenschicht
- New year bubbles
- Nine things
- Nutcracker
- Rauchemaad
- Smoker
- Christmas mountain
- Christmas pyramid
literature
- Erhardt Heinold and Alix Paulsen: Erzgebirgisches Customs-ABC , Husum-Verlag, Husum 2003, ISBN 978-3-89876-061-4
- Manfred Blechschmidt : Christmas customs in the Erzgebirge , Altis-Verlag, Friedrichsthal 2010, ISBN 978-3-910195-60-8