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Under it, principals who choose not to put on nativities could be fined.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

Garabedian assumes the fatherly supporting role of St. Joseph, the carpenter, shown in the background building a domestic shelter reminiscent of those in Renaissance nativities by Giotto or Botticelli.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Other nativities gone wrong include the Tennessee play that saw a girl dressed as a sheep kidnap baby Jesus.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2017

DEC. 2-4 Exhibit of 500 ethnic and traditional nativities from 109 different countries and territories around the world; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2016

But man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing nativities and deaths with equal luster, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of nature.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)