Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Nutcrackers

Nutcrackers originated in Europe hundreds of years ago. Coal miners were resentful watching the fruits of their labors being taken away by the upper classes. During the winter when they could mine, they whittled and began making likenesses of soldiers, policeman and even kings.  These figures were given the lowly job of cracking nuts, a job that would surely never be done by a king.






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