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Nativity scene builders reveal the secrets of an ancient art

2021-10-22T06:16:54.079Z


 Building your own nativity scene for Christmas is not just a custom in the Dachau region. That is why the association “Ampertaler Krippenfreunde” has been offering a nativity-building course every year since 2015, in addition to trips to see nativity scenes and a large nativity scene exhibition. 


 Building your own nativity scene for Christmas is not just a custom in the Dachau region.

That is why the association “Ampertaler Krippenfreunde” has been offering a nativity-building course every year since 2015, in addition to trips to see nativity scenes and a large nativity scene exhibition. 

Under the expert guidance of Josef Kugler, David Seifert and Thomas Babinsky, everyone can build their own crib here. So that all participants go home with their unique crib at the end of the course, the three course instructors, who have over ten years of experience in building cribs, support their participants. In the construction course, it becomes clear to the participants already with the first plans and sketches: In order for the crib to ultimately achieve the right effect, no manual skills are required, but specialist knowledge and creativity. "Our course participants identify with their crib and deal with the correct staging of the crib presentation," said Seifert. One participant added: “Building a crib is like a vacation. There is something meditative about building a crib ”.

Two of the teachers, Seifert and Babinsky, recently successfully completed their four-year training as a crib builder. In order to learn new techniques in crib construction and to expand their previous knowledge, both of them visited the crèche schools in Wenns and Garmisch. “You never stop learning. Even after training to become a crib builder, we will attend courses at the schools in order to learn new techniques that we can also use in our crib building course, ”emphasized Babinsky.

As part of their four-year training, the two Hebertshausen residents refined their skills in building local and oriental nativity scenes: the detailed design of the nativity scene, the perspective construction of the individual buildings, an interesting overall composition with harmonious lighting that focuses on the birth process for the viewer . In addition, the setting, i.e. the color design of the crib, as well as the production of the appropriate botany, for example olive trees and palm trees for oriental cribs. The teaching content was rounded off by painting courses for designing a background image. The completion of the training was the examination of the theoretical content and the construction of a practical piece. According to the specifications of an examination committee, a master nursery was made in 40 hours,which covers all training content. Both nativity scene builders were commissioned to build an oriental nativity scene, which was then rated with very high scores by the examination committee and then given the master craftsman's certificate. The nativity scenes of the master nativity scene builders can be admired, along with almost 50 other nativity scenes, in the shop windows of the shops on the Dachau nativity scene.


Those interested can find a route map at the tourist information in the old town, in the participating shops and online at www.ampertaler-krippenfreunde.de.

If you are interested in building your own crib, you can register for the next crib building course without obligation by calling 08131/2770720 or by email: info@ampertaler-krippenfreunde.de.

Source: merkur

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