A Seminar at the Martin-Luther-University Halle
...And so I start my second part. I think in future I should publish an own posting on each remarkable event or experience. Well, now I have my computer back and writing / posting things will be easier again. And thats also the reason why I now can add pictures.
There is summer now and people like to sit in their gardens. But it is not only the barbeque season. Garden gnomes inhabit almost every green private spot in Germany. You find them in flower pots, beds, and front yards. Some people really like it excessive. My mother has got a very small one. It was only a gimmick for buying a flower pot. S. discovered it and was very happy. She said Germany is known for the garden gnomes. Indeed, I cant remember having seen it in door yards in other countries. Instead, they occur in foreign movies when Germany shall be presented cliché-like. (I dont remember a specific movie now but hope you believe me though ;o)
The WDR has got an interesting article about the history of the garden gnome. A German is said to have made the first garden gnome in 1872 out of terracotta. Probably his inspiration was American Christmas drawings (we remember: the Santa Claus with his white beard and red coat was actually created by Coca Cola Imagine they had put it under copyright and would take every time for example $0.50 for using the image! They wouldnt need to produce Cola anymore *g*). A few years later his idea became commercial and had worldwide success. During the cold war during the 50s and 60s they were more spread in West Germany. In East Germany from 1948-1952 they were even forbidden.
Well, anyway S. had her fun, took plenty of pictures of the gnome in all situations of life (yes, this movie I remember: Le fabuleux destin dAmelie Boulain). She asked me if she can have one, too, for her home country. Well, I am sure the DIY hypermarket has it. But meanwhile its manufacture is (in most cases) not in Germany anymore but somewhere in Asia. You can see that from the price and the quality / painting style. If they are not too expansive I will maybe buy some as gift for the intercultural exchange in Turkey this September...
There is summer now and people like to sit in their gardens. But it is not only the barbeque season. Garden gnomes inhabit almost every green private spot in Germany. You find them in flower pots, beds, and front yards. Some people really like it excessive. My mother has got a very small one. It was only a gimmick for buying a flower pot. S. discovered it and was very happy. She said Germany is known for the garden gnomes. Indeed, I cant remember having seen it in door yards in other countries. Instead, they occur in foreign movies when Germany shall be presented cliché-like. (I dont remember a specific movie now but hope you believe me though ;o)
The WDR has got an interesting article about the history of the garden gnome. A German is said to have made the first garden gnome in 1872 out of terracotta. Probably his inspiration was American Christmas drawings (we remember: the Santa Claus with his white beard and red coat was actually created by Coca Cola Imagine they had put it under copyright and would take every time for example $0.50 for using the image! They wouldnt need to produce Cola anymore *g*). A few years later his idea became commercial and had worldwide success. During the cold war during the 50s and 60s they were more spread in West Germany. In East Germany from 1948-1952 they were even forbidden.
Well, anyway S. had her fun, took plenty of pictures of the gnome in all situations of life (yes, this movie I remember: Le fabuleux destin dAmelie Boulain). She asked me if she can have one, too, for her home country. Well, I am sure the DIY hypermarket has it. But meanwhile its manufacture is (in most cases) not in Germany anymore but somewhere in Asia. You can see that from the price and the quality / painting style. If they are not too expansive I will maybe buy some as gift for the intercultural exchange in Turkey this September...
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