nativity
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The question, as usual, is whether people are too busy celebrating the story of the nativity to make room at the inn.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
Geyer, who identifies as a practising Catholic, insisted that the idea of breaking with tradition was "far from our minds" when fashioning the nativity.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Neha Vermani, a historian of South Asia, talks about a painting made by Mughal court artists which featured emperor Jahangir in the nativity scene, which traditionally feature Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
Instead of having a candy-filled calendar, some Latino families will create an extended nativity scene at the beginning of Advent with the wise men placed far away in the room, González-Andrieu said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024
How could you when you’d both played sheep in the same nativity play, aged five?
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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