A Nativity scene ... at Christmas. Not this year. In the Holy Land, celebrations have been canceled: no parades, no bazaars, no public tree lightings. In my country, Jordan, where Jesus was ...

Remember, beyond planning the dinner, gifts, and outfits, the celebration of Christmas should focus on the Birth ... nativity scene or the altar and say this powerful prayer to Baby Jesus on ...

invented the new take on the nativity scene last Christmas season. “This is what Christmas looks like in Palestine,” Munther Isaac told Middle East Eye last December. “If Jesus were to be ...

We have a traditional manger scene near our Christmas tree ... And, of course, the baby Jesus. After Christmas, I will carefully pack it all away in a sturdy box. Next year, we will again pull ...

On Christmas Eve, Ukrainian families create a living Nativity scene by spreading straw across the floor and placing hay beneath the dinner tablecloth. “This gesture connects the birth of Jesus ...

“Silent Night” is one of the most popular Christmas hymns ... But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.” Countless paintings hang in museums showing the manger scene as peaceful, with ...

(AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus ... a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...

"It was the night of 24 December 1223, a date that marked the birth of the first ... the solemn mystery of Christmas," said Briscoe. "Setting up a Nativity scene in your home allows your home ...