Himmeli

Himmeli (from Swedish: himmel – "sky") are traditional Northern European mobiles made from reeds or straw decorated with pieces of wood, eggshells, bird feathers and yarn. The himmeli base shape consists of 12 fragments, which symbolize the 12 months.[1] They are used as decorations from Christmas until Midsummer. Modern himmeli are also made of plywood, paper and even plastic straws.[2]

Himmeli

References

"Himmeli". Brigita Ektermane's signs of power. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
"The original Finnish Christmas ornament". thisisFINLAND. Finland Promotion Board. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

Media related to Himmeli at Wikimedia Commons

Rachel Basinger (6 June 2014). How to make a himmeli sculpture. The Guardian
Joelle Jackson (12 July 2021). Heavenly Harmony: The Universal Language of Finnish Himmeli. Folklife

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