{"product_id":"nussknacker-steinpilz-buchenholz-3","title":"Nutcracker \"Boletus\", beech wood","description":"\u003cp\u003e Decorative nutcracker in the shape of a porcini mushroom – made of beechwood. Cracking hazelnuts and walnuts becomes child's play for adults and children alike...\u003cbr\u003e The nut no longer slips away when cracking, and the shell fragments don't fly around because the coarse screw thread allows the nut to crack open in a controlled manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e The porcini mushroom in mysticism:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Porcini mushrooms, but also other mushrooms, can grow in a circle; in folklore these circles are called fairy rings or witch rings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e The root system of the fungi develops in such a way that the fungal fruiting bodies form a circle or are arranged in a circular pattern.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e In some places, these mushroom rings are still considered meeting places for fairies or so-called witches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Witch's or fairy ring in superstition and folk tradition:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv\u003eWhen mushroom circles form, the fungus growing outwards in the circle first forms root systems, which then allow the fruiting bodies (mushrooms) to grow on the outer edge of the circle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e In folklore, these witches' rings were, and in some cases still are, considered mystical meeting places of witches or fairies. Entering the circles is believed to have magical effects and is therefore considered forbidden.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Some believe that at midnight, fairies or elves dance their spiritual round dance in the fairy or elf ring...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e (In order to avoid slipping into the realm of fairies and elves, it is superstitious to enter the fairy ring)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv\u003eIn his work “Albrecht von Halberstadt and Ovid in the Middle Ages,” Karl Bartsch presents an attempt to reconstruct ancient folk traditions in which, among other things, forest women (Waltfrouwen) danced and sang in circles in sacred groves. These forest women may have been wise women with a fairy-like aura, who were later labeled witches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e The spiritual “occult” dances in mushroom rings (elf rings) must have had a special nature-religious significance here - in which both the fly agaric and the porcini mushroom received special attention in the shamanic ritual among the “wise women” (fairies, elves, and fairies as beings of light).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The nutcracker \"Porcini Mushroom\" has the following dimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Size: approx. 10 x 6.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Nordwelt - Recommended! A great gift idea - not just for Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMacadamia nuts are considered the hardest nuts in the world and CANNOT be cracked with this nutcracker.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eSuitable for children aged 3 and up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eThe photo shows the front and back views!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003ePrice per piece!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"nordwelt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52229313167697,"sku":"65.049-alt-52229313167697","price":0.08,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/nordwelt.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/nussknacker-steinpilz-buchenholz-3","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}