| A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche
(meaning "crib" or "manger" in French) generally refers to any
depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. Christian
Nativity scenes, in two dimensions (drawings, paintings, icons,
etc.) or three (sculpture or other three-dimensional crafts),
usually show Jesus in a manger, Joseph and Mary in a barn
intended to accommodate farm animals. A mule and an ox accompany
them, after the Apocryphal Gospels. The scene sometimes includes
the Magi or Three Wise Men, shepherds, angels and the Star of
Bethlehem. The traditional scenes that show the shepherds and
Magi together are of course not true to the Bible story, since
the Magi arrived much later (Luke 2:7-16).
The nativity scene is an artistic display of
"The Christmas Story." |
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