Sunday, December 20, 2009

Min mands nisse

Min mand døde for nogle år siden; Han medbragte denne sære nisse. Den har en historie: Min mand havde en onkel, som havde en ledende stilling i Crome og Goldsmidt, de havde en juleudstilling med "patriotiske nisser" i julen 1944. Min mand var da 1/2 år gammel, han fik denne nisse i julegave af onkelen.
Nissen var dengang udstyret med et gevær, det forsvandt; men ellers fulgte denne nisse ham gennem hele livet, og den var det første som blev sat frem før julen.
Den er jo ikke lige netop nogen skønhed, og noget ramponeret er den også blevet. Desuden ser den ikke udpræget rar ud, min søn tilstod for et par år siden, at han var bange for den hele sin barndom igennem; men den hører nu engang til.

My husbands "nisse"

My husband died some years ago; but he brought this strang thing into our marriage. It has a long history: My husband had an uncle who worked in one of copenhagens big department stores, in 1944 they had decorated with "patriotic nisser" a kind of "nissearmy", and my husband got this nisse as a Christmas present from the uncle when it was his first Christmas. It had a shotgun, but iit has desapeared many years ago. This nisse has followed my husband during his life, and it was the first decoration we put up every ear.
It certainly is no beauty, and rather worn out too, and it dosnt look too nice: my son, some years ago, told me that he was scared sick from it most of his childhood. But it does belong to christmas in this house.









2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your beautiful butterflies!! I'm the lady who left the comment about my niece a few days ago. I'm so sorry your husband died, and you are spending Christmas on your own this year!!! I like your little man!! We need our memories!!! I hope your Christmas turns out to be better than you are expecting, even though it won't be the Christmas you wanted!!! I'll be thinking of you on Christmas Day!!

☆sapphire said...

Hello Margit.

Thank you for sharing your husband's memory and this lovely nisse. Yes. it is a little worn out but he looks very nice!! He has an atmosphere. He must be your family treasure!! My mother also cherishes very old small wooden Daikokuten and Yebisu statues( both are gods/fairies).
Your nisse reminds me of my mother's fairies!!