Every Christmas season, Christians honor the birth of Jesus by putting up Nativity scenes. The Gospels record ... The shepherds (there's also a king) are background characters.

Most nativity scenes only have the central figures of the Christmas story – Baby Jesus in the manger ... In order to give visitors more background information on what is happening in the nativity ...

Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his family, shepherds, the three wise men believed to have visited Jesus ...

An animated Christmas movie on Netflix has sparked controversy over a scene where children put on a production of the biblical Nativity story that features ... who has a Catholic background, expressed ...

“El portal” or “el pasito” (the Nativity Scene) is very significant in Costa Rican households. This tradition has become very important throughout the years, especially for Catholics who celebrate ...

"One Christmas, I was sitting at my home on the Cape, and I realized that there was a scarcity of the different types of nativity ... scene she was trying to achieve. With her background in ...

Each December in Kirtland, Ohio, hundreds of nativities are artfully displayed for public viewing in an event called “Christmas in Kirtland ... dedicated to preserving the artistry of Nativity scenes.

When the committee decided to try a display of nativity scenes ... music is playing in the background, stars are hung from the light fixtures and the church is decorated with a dozen or more lighted ...

Over the years, the nativity has become a worldwide representation of Christmas ... lit sky in the background. Four trickling waterfalls, animals and shepherds dot the scene surrounding the ...

A creche, or a nativity scene, brings the Christmas story to life in our homes ... We shouldn’t take our background for granted. Proverbs 22:28 urges us, “Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up ...

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, there’s something universally appealing about the message of hope and new beginnings that the nativity scene represents. As you stroll among the figures, with ...