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===========================================<br></div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">From: Hannelore Hinz <<a href="mailto:HanneHinz@t-online.de" target="_blank">HanneHinz@t-online.de</a>></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Subject: LL-L "Tradition" 2009.08.10 (01)
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<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Falls es sich um den abendlichen Sandmann handelt, möchte ich auf jeden Fall</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">folgendes einblenden:</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaas_Vaak" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaas_Vaak</a></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandm%C3%A4nnchen" target="_blank">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandm%C3%A4nnchen</a></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Man hat so seine Freude.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Hanne<br><br>----------<br><br></font><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="NL">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="http://uk.mc264.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sassisch@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: </span></font>Tradition<br><br>Ja, ja, liebe Hanne. Du hast sicherlich recht.<br><br>Folks, apparently the Klaas Vaak figure Luc and Jacqueline mentioned is, as assumed by Hanne, a part of a larger complex of mythological figures that induce sleep.<br>
<br>The German <i>Sandmann</i> or (diminutive) <i>Sandmännchen</i> (Low Saxon <i>Sandmann</i> or <i>Sandseier</i> ["Sand Sower"]) is a much beloved figure in children's literature. It goes back a long time longer than the long-running <i>Sandmännchen</i> series on German TV (both East and West).<br>
<br>Here I have a question. Is the Sandman or a similar figure traditional in English-speaking countries outside North America? (By "traditional" I mean "folkloristic, aside from versions borrowed from American literature, media and popular songs".) If the Sandman started in North America, I wonder if he started as a German import.)<br>
<br>The Danish figure Ole Lukøje (Lukøje "Shut-Eye", Norwegian <i>Ole Lukkøye</i>) apparently existed before Hans Christian Andersen featured him in one of his lesser-known tales. Other members of this club are the Swedish Jon Blund (~ John Blund) and the French <i>marchand de sable</i> ("Sand Trader"). In Israel, the Sandman continues his existence as איש החול (Ish haKhol), a direct import and translation from German.<br>
<br>These characters have been regarded as going back to Morpheus, the Greek god of sleep, and as being related with mythological figures representing death.<br><br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA</div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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