One of our family's oldest Christmas traditions is setting out a nativity scene.
When I was a little girl, I often heard my mom and dad saying it wasn't Christmas until the nativity was displayed under the Christmas tree. In our house, the nativity set was the most important Christmas decoration, even more important that our Christmas tree.
Every year the nativity set, with it's wooden manger, would be brought out in December.
I would love setting it up.
The baby Jesus was separate from His hay filled bed and He was only put in the manger on Christmas Eve. We kept the nativity scene out until Epiphany, which we celebrated on January 6th.
Every year the nativity set, with it's wooden manger, would be brought out in December.
I would love setting it up.
The baby Jesus was separate from His hay filled bed and He was only put in the manger on Christmas Eve. We kept the nativity scene out until Epiphany, which we celebrated on January 6th.
Our nativity scene is proudly displayed on the dresser in our Foyer.
The nativity we are displaying this year was given to us by my mother in law many years ago. We displayed it at our previous home in Southern California for many years. It was the only set we had until we bought a painted nativity after we moved to North Carolina. This year, I decided to bring out the unpainted white set. Our youngest daughter hadn't seen it since she was much younger and asked if it was new.
I chose this scripture card from Luke chapter 2 verses 5-7 for this vignette.
Does your family set up a nativity scene or have a special Christmas tradition?
