Baby Jesus was the big draw on the first Christmas, but at tonight's live Nativity the Christ child just might be upstaged by a candy-cane-loving donkey named Jasmine.

From cards to carols, nativity plays to Netfix; Mary, Mother of Jesus, takes a star turn during the festive season. And, as Christianity ’s Mother of God, as well she might.

A three-year-old donkey is this year’s star attraction in a Staffordshire village nativity walk after last year’s animal issues. Mary, Joseph, their donkey and a procession of more than 200 ...

A three-year-old donkey is this year’s star attraction in a Staffordshire village nativity walk after last year’s animal issues. Mary, Joseph, their donkey and a procession of more than 200 ...

Knitted nativity figures including Mary, Joseph, a donkey and the angel Gabriel have been offering commuters ... 00:01:19 A modern twist on The Nativity. Published. 20 December 2018. 1:19. Corgis ...

When somebody went down the slide to tell Mary, the donkey went crazy and run away!" Year 2 pupil Jessica took part in her own nativity a few weeks ago, she said: "It was so cool. I just loved the ...

On December 7, Pope Francis attended the opening of Nativity of Bethlehem 2024, a nativity scene exhibition in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. One scene featured olive wood sculptures of Mary ...

The touring miniature figures – which include Mary, Joseph and a donkey – have already visited Angel, Marylebone and Gospel Oak as they spread the Christmas message on behalf of Father ...

There’s undoubtedly a tier system within a school play – Mary and Joseph are top, followed by the three wise men and Angel Gabriel, then the shepherds, then an ox or a donkey and finally a sheep.

The first nativity, says Henrietta, was attended by about 50 people. “We wandered around the barn with a few hay bales and a donkey. It was completely chaotic and brilliant.” ...

SC churches, monastery host nativity festivals to promote 'real meaning of Christmas' as 800th anniversary of first creche scene is recognized in 2023.

In a performance at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School in Blackbird Leys, Mary entered the school hall on her way to Bethlehem she did so riding a real donkey.