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Explore the richness of the Christmas season through the old world Santa figurines of Pipka Santas. Pipka takes you on a
worldwide journey, weaving you in and out of countries, savoring the Christmas celebrations of our heritage. Intricately detailed Santa figurines;
each graced with elements of the customs and heritage fitting for that particular design. Pipka thoroughly researches each design, combining historical
and cultural elements that make each figurine a beautiful culmination of the theme it portrays. Pipka's loving attention to detail and her delightful
creativity are what make these figurine so enchanting and unique. All figurines are made of cold cast resin. Pipka Santas Hand Crafted Figurines |
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World of Santas Collection It's a small world, or so they say, and nothing ties it together more than each nation's memories of their Christmas holiday "gift bringer". Pipka's World of Santas collection is a visual tour of international Santas, each strikingly outfitted in clothes representative of their nation, and bearing symbols of their Home Pageland or Christmas lore. Each figurine bears the country's name on its base, and also its national flag. The eight Santas in this newest collection are an inspiring celebration of the world's shard joy of Christmas giving! |
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 Item Sku: 14028 Germany The German Santa is bringing a freshly cut tree to a well deserved home. Some homes in Germany have several Christmas trees, and in all towns across Germany, they can be seen glittering and glowing. Lebkuchen, or Pfefferkuchen, is a traditional German product baked for Christmas which hangs from santa’s belt. This sweet treat resembles soft gingerbread. Similar cookies have a history that extends back to the Egyptians, but the style of the traditional Lebkuchen is believed to have been invented by Medieval monks in Franconia, Germany in the 13th century. Santa is relying on his hand carved walking stick. His favorite wood carver in Oberammergau makes Santa a new walking stick each year. Oberammergau is nestled at the foothills of the Alps, one of the most picturesque towns in Bavaria. 5.25", |
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Item Sku: 14029 Sweden Sweden, a country full of folklore, myths, and ancient customs, has incorporated many of them into their Christmas festivities, not in the least of those being the presence of the ubiquitous tomte, little curmudgeons that create joy and havoc during the holiday season with their pranks. As they usually live in the barns or woods, they are hard to spot, but at Christmas, a bowl of porridge must be set out for the tomte so that they are appeased and don’t get carried away with their mischievous deeds. Swedish Santa is sitting down to have a talk with them, a little reprimand and encouragement to behave so that he can go about his business of delivering gifts to Swedish children. A bluebird will help keep an eye on things and report back to Santa if the tomte get out of line, which they surely will. It wouldn’t be Christmas in Sweden without tomte pranks! Santa sits in a uniquely, carved chair. It is reminiscent of the many wonderful thrones throughout the land that Santa sits on while visiting boys and girls. Ornate wood carving roots are found in Germany and these wood carvers are still known for this talent today. 4.5", |
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Item Sku: 14027 Belgium St Nicholas visits for the first time each year on the December 4th, so he can find out which children have been good and which children have been bad. If a child is good he returns on December 6th with the presents, candy and toys, and twigs are left for those who are bad. He carries a freshly cut tree, which is decorated and a central part of the holiday celebration in each home. Stockings are place on or near the fire-place, to be found in the morning filled with small gifts and candies. A donkey accompanies St. Nicholas this Christmas Eve, commemorating the blessed donkey that experienced the magic of the birth of the Christ Child many years ago in Bethlehem. 5.25", |
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Item Sku: 14030 Norway The Norwegian Santa is being lead through the dark, winter night by his lantern, which symbolizes the Light of Christ. The use of candles and luminaries are popular during the holiday. Santa Claus in Norway is called “Julenissen” and looks very much like the Santas found elsewhere in the world. However, there exists another character whose name ends with “nisse” in the Norwegian folklore, a peculiar figure named the “Fjřsnisse”. For a long time, when most Norwegians were farmers, this “Nisse” was believed to be a secret helper in the barn. If the farm family was kind to him and left him a bowl of porridge every Christmas eve, he would be nice to them and be very helpful during the next year. If they didn’t, they could expect accidents, sick animals and mysterious noises. Santa is wearing snow shoes as he treks across the soft, fluffy snow covered parts of Norway. Snowshoes allowed him to move around easier while he searched for homes with good boys and girls sleeping and dreaming. 5.5", |
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Item Sku: 14021 Czech Republic Edition Limit Open St. Nicholas is called Svaty Mikalas and is believed to climb to earth down from heaven on a golden rope along with his companions: an angel and a devil. St Nicholas visits, and brings good children gifts along with the angel, and for those children who are bad, the devil is said to come with switches. St. Nicholas carries a basket filled with strudl and traditional Czech pastries, which are enjoyed throughout the season. Sweets are a favorite! Vánočka, Christmas bread, is in his bag. This bread has a few magical powers. Feeding a piece of vánočka to the cows on Christmas Eve will ensure that there will be lots of milk all year, putting a few vánočka crumbs in front of the bee hive will make sure that the bees will produce enough honey during the following year, and throwing a piece of vánočka into the well will ensure good quality of the water. 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14024 Poland Edition Limit Open In Poland Santa is known as Swiety Mikolaj (St. Nicholas). Santa is carrying a star staff just like the Gwiadorze, or star carriers. They wander through the towns and villages until Epiphany. Some of the Gwiadorze sing carols, others recited verses or put on Szopke, puppet show, or Herody, nativity scenes. A traditional food found in Poland is Oplatek which is piece of bread pressed with a holy picture on the surface. People carry Oplatek from house to house and wish their neighbors a Merry Christmas. As each person shares the bread, they would have to do two things: forgive any hurts that have occurred over the past year and to wish the person all the happiness in the coming year. 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14026 United States Edition Limit Open Santa Claus was born in United States in the 1860's. He had a white beard and a big belly, so he was named Santa Claus as this was the Dutch word for St Nicholas, Sintaklaas. Santa is carrying a toy Reindeer, named Rudolph. This reindeer represents the many songs of the season and one of the children’s favorite is “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. He also carries a brand new doll for a good little girl. Dolls have been placed under the Christmas tree for thousands of girls each year by good old Santa Claus. 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14025 Switzerland Edition Limit Open St Nicholas is called Samiclaus in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. He appears not on Christmas Eve or Day, but on December 6, when children awake to find the shoe or boot they put out the night before filled with mandarin oranges, nuts and cookies. Samiclaus is carrying the traditional tree. The evening of December 24 is a family celebration in Switzerland. This is the evening on which children get to see the decorated and lit tree in its entire splendor for the first time, complete with wrapped gifts underneath. A long thick coat keeps Samiclaus warm through the heavy snow as he visits the many villages between mountain valleys. 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14023 Ireland Edition Limit Open This spunky, twinkling handsome man is the Irish Santa! As a very generous soul, he spreads special Christmas joy through the land of lush vegetation, known as the "Emerald Isle". His purse is filled with tradionally wrapped gifts and never seems to empty itself out no matter how many presents he delivers. A book of Irish poems and proverbs is tucked under his arm and a bone and burl pipe swirls its inviting aroma around him, alerting people of his arrival. A warm but cozy tweed coat and hat keep him warm as does the long knit scarf which wraps around his neck. Once is considered especially lucky to have encountered the Irish Santa. 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14019 Zimbabwe Edition Limit Open 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14020 Scotland Edition Limit Open 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14022 Italy Edition Limit Open 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14013 Brazil Santa Edition Limit Open 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14014 Ukraine Santa Edition Limit Open 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14015 Spanish Santa Edition Limit Open 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14017 French Santa Edition Limit Open 5.25" Height |
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Item Sku: 14018 Netherlands The Dutch celebrate the coming of Sinterklaas Avond or St. Nicholas, whose generosity and kindness are well known, on December 5th, St. Nicholas traditional birthday. Then on December 6th they celebrate his feast day with family celebrations, after which everyone prepares for Christmas Day, December 25th. Other celebrations include December 26th, New Year, and Three Kings Day on January 6th. In the Netherlands, St. Nicholas is known as Sinter Klaas. Dutch children are told that he sails from Spain on his feast day, December 5. They fill their shoes with hay and sugar for his horse the night before his coming and awake to find their footwear filled with nuts and candy. Sinter Klaas simultaneously arrives at every city or village in the Netherlands. Suspicious children who understand the impossibility of simultaneous sightings of Sinter Klaas discover that this grand event unfolds with the help of hulp-Sinterklazen, people who help Sinter Klaas by dressing up like him. Sinter Klaas tours the villages accompanied by another helper, Zwarte Pieten or Black Pete, who hands out sweets to the children. Sometimes Sinter Klaas appears in person in the children's homes. He questions the them about their behavior during the past year. The people of Twente, east Holland, carry out an Advent ceremony in which special horns are blown to chase away evil spirits and announce the birth of Christ. Most horns are homemade, carved out of one-year-old saplings, and are three- to four-foot long. 5.25" |
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