Nutcrackers and propeller-topped pyramids abound in Germany at Christmas time. Erin Huggins explores the woodcarving tradition from Saxony’s Erzgebirge region. Tall wooden towers crowned with rotating ...

It is a cold, misty night and all is quiet in the village of Seiffen, tucked in a valley in the remote Ore Mountains, a former mining region in Saxony, southeastern Germany. The toymakers have put ...

Functional wood nutcrackers have been used in Germany since the 14th or 15th century. While the exact origin of the nutcracker man is unknown, legend goes that a wealthy farmer in the town of Seiffen ...

Although Germany is famous for its handcrafted wooden nutcrackers, the figurines were first fashioned out of wood in France and England in the 15th and 16th centuries. By the 18th century, craftsmen ...

For years, my 92 year old Father collected wooden nutcrackers. He amassed a colorful collection of figural nutcrackers mainly from America, Italy, and Germany. They were fun to collect and attractive ...