By the 4th century, Nativity imagery consistently included both a donkey and an ox. Artists also depicted the donkey accompanying the Holy Family during the flight into Egypt.

Consequently, despite their historical roots, the re-emergence of Nativity plays in Britain is a surprisingly modern phenomenon. The London revival. The popularization of Nativity plays in Britain is ...

The church’s live Nativity tradition started in 2010, as church members have volunteered to play the role of the Holy Family, the Wise Men, shepherds and an angel each holiday season.

Nativity scenes show us the ... in which we speak often of reconciliation and decorate our homes and churches with images of a perfect family—the holy family, ... which included animals that ...

Festivals News: The Christmas crib depicts the birth of Jesus, serving as a reminder of the holiday's true meaning. Key elements include the Holy Family, the manger, ...

Nativity scenes juxtapose the reality of hay and animals with the miracle of Christmas. Though much has changed in our world since that first night in Bethlehem when the angels proclaimed, "Glory to ...

Holy Nativity, 205 Hamilton Ave., Panama City, serves kindergarten, elementary and middle school students. Hurricane Milton: Florida death toll from Hurricane Milton: Storm now has claimed at ...

The family will receive friends immediately after the service at Battin Hall at Holy Nativity. In lieu of flowers you are asked to make donations to either Castaway Dogs and Cats Animal Rescue in ...

It will take Joyce Hansen another week or so to pack away her Christmas decorations. Sorting, boxing and storing 217 Nativity sets isn’t a weekend job.

My family’s Nativity scene, like so many others that will appear during the holiday season, has some notable inaccuracies. It portrays a fair-skinned holy family, not a Middle Eastern one.

However, whether formed from models, or with actual people, the image of the Holy Family, manger, stable, animals, and visitors, is now well known. And, of course, the same scene is depicted on ...