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THE NUTCRACKER(DER NUSSKNACKER)
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• The Nutcracker originated in the small town of Seiffen, Germany.
• German are famous for their different types of wooden handicrafts
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• According to German folklore, nutcrackers were keepsakes to bring good luck to your family and protect your home.
• Legend says that these nutcrackers served like a watch dog to your family and home from evil spirits and danger
• As this protector the nutcracker bares its teeth to the evil sprits and serves as the traditional messenger of good luck and goodwill.
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• Nutcrackers are 300 years old and have been enjoyed in Europe for all that time but they became popular in the United States within the last 50 years.
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• Soldiers in Germany during World War ll visited the many open-air markets and fairs through Germany. The soldiers brought the nutcrackers home to their families as a symbol of protection.
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• When Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker Suite premiered in St Petersburg in 1892, the popularity of nutcrackers grew tremendously.
• Following this classic production coming to America the popularity of nutcrackers incresed largely in America.
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Nutcracker Craft!!!!!