Christmas pyramids
E82195
Christmas pyramids are traditional German wooden, carousel-like Christmas decorations from the Ore Mountains, typically featuring candle-driven rotating tiers with nativity or winter scenes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas decoration
→
folk art object → wooden craft → |
| associatedWith |
Christian symbolism
→
German handicraft industry → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
→
|
| culturalOrigin |
Ore Mountain folk tradition
→
|
| drivenBy |
convection
→
|
| exportedTo |
Europe
→
North America → worldwide → |
| hasComponent |
base platform
→
bearing or turntable → candle holders → carousel-like structure → central shaft → figures → horizontal tiers → propeller-like rotor → |
| hasFunction |
Christmas decoration
→
ambient lighting → symbolic representation of nativity → |
| hasMaterial |
wood
→
|
| hasVariant |
large multi-tier Christmas pyramid
→
outdoor Christmas pyramid → tabletop Christmas pyramid → |
| movementType |
rotating tiers
→
|
| poweredBy |
rising warm air from candles
→
|
| productionCenter |
Erzgebirge region
→
Seiffen → |
| regionOfOrigin |
Ore Mountains
→
|
| relatedTo |
German Christmas customs
→
Schwibbogen → nutcrackers → smoking men (Räuchermännchen) → |
| shape |
multi-tier tower
→
|
| typicalCraftTechnique |
woodcarving
→
woodturning → |
| typicalLocation |
Christmas markets
→
churches → private homes → |
| typicalScene |
Nativity scene
→
angels → forest animals → miners from Ore Mountains → winter village scene → |
| usedDuring |
Advent
→
Christmas season → |
| uses |
candles
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ore Mountains
→
|
knownFor |