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Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...

the pastor of Bethlehem’s Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, told NBC News. Next to the altar where Isaac delivers ...

Colm Flynn reports from Greccio, and the art historian Dr Geri Parlby explores the nativity scene’s fascinating story and enduring appeal. There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem ...

The manger scene has a special place near the Christmas tree or in another place ... which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his ...

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast ... The highly publicized fight at Christmas two years ago was essentially a territorial dispute.