Saturday, December 25, 2010

Räuchermännchen

Today's topic is "Räuchermännchen" which is translated into English as "smoking men." It's a typical German product that you can find at most Christmas Markets here. You burn incense in them and the smoke comes out their mouthes. Often times they are holding pipes but there are other versions as well where it may be the chimney of a small house or something. They range in price from 3 € to 100€ depending on the size, detail, and quantity of materials. Many of the nice ones have large beards that are made of fur, perhaps rabbit. You can google image search "Räuchermännchen große Bart" to get a better idea (that is "smoking men big beard").

Below you can see pictures of my cheap one with a fake beard. He's a night watchman and makes me happy. I had to wait until today to post it because Jesse is getting the same one for Christmas =)

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