Angel and miner with ore bowl and belly lamp, 34 cm, nature, electrically illuminated by SEIFFEN.COM

Angel and miner with ore bowl on stone with belly lamp, natural, electric lighting and own plug transformer 12 volt, 34 cm from SEIFFEN.COM by Nestler from Seiffen in the Ore Mountains

Angel and miner as a traditional Christmas decoration

This beautiful pair of SEIFFEN.COM by Nestler impresses with its naturalness. The 34 cm tall figures are made in natural, which is why the wood grain is particularly beautiful. Accents are set by the dark brown color, which is used sparingly, underlines some details. Thus, the apron of the angel is delicately spotted and the upper part is decorated with an ornament. Small golden dots decorate the apron additionally. In the case of the miner, the color defines the costume. The faces of angel and miner are also finely painted by hand. Typical details characterize the pair. The angel naturally wears his wings, which are decorated with a small star print. A crown adorns the head of the messenger of God.

Angel and miner wear typical costume

The miner proudly presents himself in his miner's costume, the habit. This includes the shaft hat with feather bush and a hat leather, that protects him from falling rocks. To the uniform also the so-called Arschleder belongs, that serves for sliding in the tunnels. not to forget the miner's lamp, which is carried at the belt. With this figure the miner's lamp is illuminated and sends a tender warm-white light into the world. A special detail is the ore bowl,that the miner carries on his right shoulder. It is filled with ore rock, that the miners beat out of the rock. His right leg rests somewhat bent on a stone. Both figures are supplied with electric pointed candles, each equipped with a transformer and a connecting cable of 80 cm.

Angel and miner as ambassadors of Erzgebirge folk art

The Erzgebirge tradition of putting angels and miners at the windows at Christmas time, belongs to the oldest customs in the region. After the mining declined, the miners looked for new occupations, to earn their living. They depicted their living environment in wood, which there was enough in the dense Erzgebirge forest. Thus first miners, were it nevertheless themselves, which drove daily into the dark earth. the angel was put soon to them to the side, it provided for the divine assistance. It was also during this time that the first nutcrackers and the popular wooden toys were made in the miners' families.

Angel and miner as divine protection

Tradition says,that angels and miners reflect the respective number of girls and boys in the houses. So after each birth, an angel or a miner was added. The miner embodied the hardworking men, the miners, the angel showed them the way home with his light, when they went home from the shaft in the dark evening. The Erzgebirge artisans preserve this custom and in many manufactories the couple in different designs and sizes is still produced today. The company SEIFFEN.COM by Nestler offers angel and miner also colorfully painted his customers.