Every Christmas in the United States, in cities big and small, with professional ballet companies and non-professional ballet companies.”The Nutcracker” was playing everywhere.
At Christmas, adults take their children to the theatre to see the ballet the Nutcracker.The ballet “The Nutcracker” has also become a traditional Christmas program, known as the “Christmas ballet.”
Meanwhile, the nutcracker was named the most popular Christmas gift by the media.
Today we are going to reveal the mystery of the Nutcracker.
Many people have long assumed that the Nutcracker was just a common soldier puppet.But the nutcracker is not just a decoration or a toy, it is a tool to pry open walnuts.
The German word nutcracker appeared in the Brothers Grimm’s dictionaries in 1800 and 1830 (German: Nussknacker).According to the dictionary definition of the time, a nutcracker was a small, misshapen male who held walnuts in his mouth and used a lever or screw to pry them open.
In Europe, the nutcracker was made into a humanoid doll with a handle on the back.You can use its mouth to crush walnuts.
Because these dolls are beautifully made, some have lost their meaning as tools and become ornaments.
In fact, in addition to wood made of metal and bronze.At first these tools were forged by hand, but gradually they became cast.The United States is famous for its cast iron nutcrackers.
The original wooden nutcracker was very simple in construction, consisting of only two wooden components, which were connected by a belt or a chain link made of metal.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, artisans in England and France began to carve beautiful and delicate wooden nutcrackers.They mostly use locally produced wood, though artisans prefer boxwood.Because the texture of the wood is fine and the color is beautiful.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, woodworkers in Austria, Switzerland and northern Italy began carving wooden nutcrackers that looked like animals and humans.The nutcracker, which used threaded levers, didn’t appear until the 17th century,The structure of these tools started out very simple, but it didn’t take long for them to become very beautiful and sophisticated.
Post time: Aug-03-2021