(RNS) — Though they aren't mentioned in the Bible Christmas story, live animals have been part of nativity scenes since the ... “They are a great draw,” she said. The animals at the first ...

From nativity plays to crèche sets to Christmas cards, animals are ubiquitous in our ... Finally, the famous ox and ass enter into the scene, bowing down to worship Jesus. This well-known scene ...

From nativity plays to crèche sets to Christmas cards, animals are ubiquitous in our vision ... National Gallery of Art. Wikimedia James sets the birth in a cave the couple pass on their way ...

Here’s a holiday tradition we should abandon: Well, actually-ing Nativity scenes in Christmas art and song ... Let’s start with the animals. Paintings and songs about the Nativity often ...

‘I haven’t seen anyone say they feel more Christian because they’ve seen it,’ art historian ... accompanying animals. This year, the Vatican has called the Nativity scene “contemporary ...

or other domesticated animals mentioned in conjunction with Jesus’ birth. But early nativity scenes took their cues more from religious art than from scripture. What about those nativity plays ...

(WTVF) — The congregation of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church is drawing on experience to create a nativity scene they hope brings ... Laux created the works of art himself. As it turns out, he ...

From nativity plays to crèche sets to Christmas cards, animals are ubiquitous in our ... Finally, the famous ox and ass enter into the scene, bowing down to worship Jesus. This well-known scene ...