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Schwibbogen and Candle Arches
On Christmas Eve, during their Christmas service, the Erzgebirge miners would hang lighted lamps around the arched entrance to the mine. This ceremony was presumably the inspiration for the Schwibbogen, the candle arch thought to have been first made by Johann Teller in 1726. His was of wrought iron, as were most of the schwibbogen made over the next two hundred years. It was not until after 1930 that the Seiffen woodworkers produced their own candleholders in this form. They remain one of the folk pieces most closely identified with the Erzgebirge, and at Christmas candle arches of all sizes may be seen adding a festive glow to the towns and villages of that region. (For more about the Christmas folk art of the Erzgebirge, please visit our About Us page.)
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