Christmas pyramid
christmas pyramid german weihnachtspyramide christmas decoration root folklore custom ore mountain region germany become popular internationally comprise decorated pyramidal outer frame candle holder central carousel rotor top driven warm air lit candle carousel decorated nativity scene christmas figure angel wise men well worldly motif mining folk forest scene suggested christmas pyramid predecessor christmas tree pyramid limited christmas ore mountain custom dancing around st john tree pyramid decked garland flower summer solstice actually pyramidshaped christmas pyramid kind carousel several level depicting christian motif angel manger scene others secular motif mountainfolk forest scene everyday life people ore mountain spinning motion pyramid traditionally achieved help candle whose rising heat spin propeller generally christmas pyramid made wood based four eightsided platform long pole middle serving axle entire apparatus taper support platform inside glass ceramic support driveshaft least one platform attached figure stand platform also traditionally made wood christmas pyramid take various form intricately carved miniature house pitched roof large multilevel structure simply serve display carved figure many city ore mountain large christmas pyramid market square christmas market location associated christmas hustle bustle pyramid demonstrate nativity scene include story jesus christ born shepherd wise men visiting child angel rejoicing heaven nativity scene often placed longest shelf bottom pyramid pine cone star would crown top christmas pyramid originally hung ceiling german family house custom spread across europe mainly italy england brought america german immigrant th century origin christmas pyramid date back middle age period traditional southern western europe bring evergreen branch example boxwood home hang order ward moroseness dark cold winter month northern eastern europe traditional candle used achieve goal christmas pyramid would eventually unify two tradition become symbol christmas celebration forerunner pyramid construction known lichtergestelle literally light stand popular th century construction made four pole decorated evergreen bough tied together top lit candle large city christmas tree recognizable world gradually replaced lichtergestelle mountain people see simple tree bedecked light rather reminded capstan commonly used mine ore mountain pyramid shape added spinning motion capstan earliest christmas pyramid born name christmas pyramid came napoleonic campaign egypt end th century brought picture pyramid back europe eventually ore mountain reminded people mining capstan also christmas construction important breakthrough popularity christmas pyramid came around discovery kerosene previously people used relatively expensive candle rapeseed oil mean light spin pyramid became much cheaper tradition spread pyramid found numerous style size germany well many part united state angel chime wooden toymaking ore mountain medium related christmas pyramid wikimedia common