What is the Nutcracker? What is its legend?

"The Nutcracker" is a ballet written by Tchaikovsky and adapted from a story called "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by Hoffmann. The music of the dance drama is full of simple and mysterious mythology, and has strong characteristics of children's music.

On Christmas, the girl Mary gets a nutcracker. At night, she dreamed that the nutcracker had turned into a prince, leading a group of her toys to fight against the mouse soldiers. Later, she was taken to Jam Mountain, where she was welcomed by the Candy Fairy and enjoyed a joy of toys, dancing and feasting.

The Christmas party is over. The godfather gently put his white shawl on Clara's shoulders, and then drove away on the sleigh. Clara recalled the good times she spent with the prince, holding the nutcracker in her arms and standing in the dancing snow for a long time. Christmas night is getting deeper and deeper. Extended information

The Nutcracker is a traditional handicraft from the Oler Mountains region of Germany and is one of the most popular gifts at Christmas.

Sefen Village, located in the Orler Mountains in eastern Germany, is a famous hometown of wooden toys. When you walk into this local nutcracker company with a long history, you will see workers in the production workshop. They are drilling, cutting, painting and assembling in an orderly manner, and finally these nutcracker dolls are formed.

Nowadays, nutcrackers are mostly used as decorations and furnishings. The lively and interesting image is very popular among people, but its original function is a tool for crushing walnuts, but it is designed based on the image of fairy tale characters. Became like a doll.

The doll's mouth is a simple mechanism. Put the walnuts inside and pull the handle on the back to crush them.

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