Not nearly as famous as the nutcracker: the traditional Räuchermännchen Image: picture-alliance/dpa/W. It's just one of the many traditional Christmas decorations from the Erzgebirge, or Ore Mountains, a Saxony border region renowned for folk art in the form of wooden angels, Christmas pyramids and candle arches known as Schwibbogen.īut the fact that no one ever came up with a proper English translation for the little smoking man suggests it isn't yet one of the region's famous international exports - unlike its direct cousin, another wooden figure traditionally made in the Ore Mountains: the nutcracker.
Ever heard of a Räuchermann - or in its diminutive form, the Räuchermännchen? The "smoking man" is a wooden figurine that serves as an incense burner.
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