Magdeburg

Magdeburg – Hardy Grimme’s property in Kannenstieg can be seen from afar on these dark winter evenings: he and his wife have created their own little world of lights with numerous fairy lights and luminous objects.

There is something to discover in every corner: an artificial Christmas tree more than four meters high, glowing candy canes, a train and – of course – Santa Claus as far as the eye can see.

Mini world of lights: This is what it looks like in the flashy Christmas house in Magdeburg. (Camera: Romy Bergmann, editing: Christian Kadlubietz)

Some of them are even decorated with FCM and SCM fan items, others sing and dance as you walk past them. But the most impressive thing are probably the many fairy lights that tower over the garden like a starry sky. Hardy Grimme made many of the figures himself, such as glowing candy canes or a seesaw on which two Santa Clauses sit.

Merry Christmas everywhere in Magdeburg

A little more than ten years ago, he became obsessed with the splendor of Christmas lights. “I just think it’s beautiful,” he says. He doesn’t know exactly how many lighting objects he and his wife have in his garden. But there are many – and there is no end in sight yet. He doesn’t buy as much as he did in the past. “It shouldn’t be too overloaded,” explains Grimme. But every now and then, while shopping, he still discovers one or two fairy lights or a figure that he can’t just walk past. He doesn’t worry about the electricity bill. Time switches limit the lighting time to around 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., which saves a lot of energy. As energy prices rose in recent years, he again reduced the amount of time his light objects glowed.

In addition to fairy lights and luminous objects, numerous Santa Clauses are also part of the decoration. Some of them are even fans of FCM and SCM.

Foto: Romy Bergmann

So that his garden in Klosterfelde shines in all its splendor just in time for Christmas, the decorative boxes have to be brought out in good time: because the Grimmes need around four to five weeks to hang up all the chains and set up the figures. However, dismantling, usually between Christmas and New Year, would be a little quicker: “We need about a week for it,” says Hardy Grimme. Then stop decorating. He also has a craving for decoration at Easter. But of course it is without light and with fewer objects.

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Every year again

Year after year, visitors come by at Christmas time to enjoy the world of lights. Every now and then Grimme even gives short tours of his garden. Parents in particular often come over with children.

Over the years, the Grimme couple have never had enough of their own “little fairytale world,” as they both say. “Many people who decorate their houses have nothing to do with it, but can only see the decorations when they stand outside their house.” Things are different with the Grimmes. All you need to do is look out the window to be enchanted by your own winter lights.

2023-12-23 22:30:25
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