Nativity Scene

A Nativity scene is a representation of the birth of Jesus with figures of wood or plaster, which especially in Catholic families around Christmas you can find in the House, often under the Christmas tree.

Traditional Nativity Scene (Netherlands)Next to Jesus, Mary and Joseph are often also other figures that in the Christmas story, such as some sheep herders -together with any appropriate additional-and thethree wise men Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar -sometimes with camels. Also other animals like the ox and the ass are among the figures in the Nativity scene. InCatalonia and other regions includes the traditional caganera Nativity scene, a figure of a networking male.

A life-size Nativity scene is sometimes on a public place furnished. It integrates the environment. In some places be routes along Nativity scenes turned off. In many places it is customary to a live Nativity scene with real people and animals to put down. Especially in southernItaly are living Nativity scenes are very popular.

The introduction of the Nativity scene is attributed to Francis of Assisi, which in the year 1223 in Greccio (Italy) let make a living Nativity scene. He has influenced the Nativity scene as we know it today. Prior to that was with put on a Christmas Manger or next to the altar during the Holy Mass on Christmas day. Multiple figures in there soon. The Franciscans promoted this use in churches and families. [1]

A famous Nativity scene is that on the St. Peter's square for the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, an idea of Pope John Paul II. This Nativity scene exists since 1982. Since 1999, the 25-metre-high tree from Badia and the MOSS of the Fumaiolo mountain at, where the Tiber Vergheretobegins.

A well-known life-size Nativity scene in the Netherlands is that in St. John's Cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch. Not only the stable is depicted, but also much of the surrounding area, the field where the shepherds received the divine message and people who are on their way to the stable so that the entire scene takes up the entire length of the building.