Devil Head Christmas Ornament

26045 Merck Family's Old World Christmas

Measures approximately 3  1/4"

Mouth blown, hand painted, glass Christmas ornament from Merck Family's Old World Christmas. Red Devil Head complete with horns! Eerie grin.

With their red faces and horns, devils often played a significant role in early European Christmas celebrations. In the Middle Ages, "paradise plays" performed during the holidays depicted the Garden of Eden and the struggle between good and evil. So devil head ornaments were among the earliest made.