Showing posts with label Christmas Stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Stories. Show all posts
Friday, December 6, 2019

A Christmas Fairy Tale: The Hinzelmann of Hudemuehle Castle

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Fairy Tale of the Hinzelmann Hille Bingels' Wedding Party The old castle Hudemuehle is on the Lueneburg Heath not far f...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

The Elves of Christmas, A Fairy Tale for the Winter Season

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Grimm’s Fairy Tale No. 39: The Elves of Christmas (or: Die Wichtelmaenner ) Through no fault of his own, a shoemaker had slip...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Christmas Insects: The Butterfly in Winter

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The Butterfly A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen   A butterfly longed to find a bride; so of course it sought a pretty one amo...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Saint Joseph in the Forest, a Christmas Legend

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Grimm’s Children Legend No. 1 Saint Joseph in the Forest There once was a mother who had three daughters. The oldest was naughty...
Friday, December 16, 2011

A Selection of Christmas Fairy Tales

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To help you navigate the various Christmas links on this blog, sort through the many different Christmas themes and perhaps provide imp...
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Friday, December 17, 2010

The Farmers of Kolbeck Dance on Christmas Eve

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(Illustration Tomi Ungerer, Das Grosse Liederbuch ) Grimm’s Saga No. 232: The Farmers of Kolbeck   In the year 1012 a farmer in the v...
Monday, December 13, 2010

A Medieval Christmas Carol: King Charles the Fat Encounters His Christmas Ghost

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Grimm’s Saga No. 467: King Charles Sees his Ancestors in Hell and in Paradise On Christmas Eve King Charles (The Fat) lay in bed early in t...
Friday, December 10, 2010

The Fairy Tale Goddesses and Spectres of Christmas

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Perchta , Woodcut ca. 1486 Grimm’s Saga No. 269: Beware of Wild Berta In Swabia, Franconia and Thuringia people often admonish stub...