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About the songwriter Nikolaus Herman from the Bohemian Ore Mountains and his German Christmas carol "Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich" Jáchymov, situated north of Karlovy Vary (German: Karlsbad) played an important role in the 16th century … [Read more...]
Saint Barbara, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr. Her historicity is open to doubt, but legendary accounts place her in the 3rd century. There is no reference to her in the … [Read more...]
The "Haspelknecht" worked above the ground. In the early days of mining they promoted with the power of their armmuscles, the ore and waste rock from the deep. This heavy physical work was considered low at that time. For this reason the pay was low. … [Read more...]
The Eternity Sunday (Ewigkeittsonntag) also called Sunday of the Dead (Totensonntag) is a German religious holiday observed mainly in Lutheran churches. This day is some kind of a silent holiday—it's a protected holiday in all German federal … [Read more...]
What would be Christmas without the delicious Christmas Cake made in the Ore Mountains? — Each year, thousands of Christmas Cakes are being baked. Not only in our region is this cake one of the best sweets during Christmas, it is exported to … [Read more...]
Here you can see 135 pictures of the great Miner Parade in Annaberg-Buchholz. — The Great Miner Parade of Annaberg is the last parade for the miners every year. Guests from all over Saxony and other regions in Germany and even Europe come to … [Read more...]
Singing folk songs has been a very old and still popular tradition in the Ore Mountains. Here in the Christmasland there are also a lot of well-known christmas songs. These were written in the dialect of the Ore Mountains so none of them are … [Read more...]
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