For those who celebrate Christmas, the nativity scene holds a special significance, particularly during the holiday season. In the Christian tradition, the familiar manger scene depicts the birth of ...

What are the best Nativity sets? For many people, Christmas means trimming trees, giving gifts and decorating their home and yard. Santas, reindeer and snowmen are always popular themes, but a ...

We want to hear about what you collect and why. Email Cindy Hval at [email protected] or call Kimberly Lusk at (509) 459-5457. It will take Joyce Hansen another week or so to pack away her Christmas ...

A Nativity set, or crèche, is a three-dimensional representation of the birth of Jesus Christ. Some elements of a Nativity set are included because they are mentioned in the Bible. Other figures or ...

If you think some traditions are meant to stay, well, traditional--think again. New for 2016, Christmas tables everywhere can showcase the “Hipster Nativity" scene which offers a modern twist on the ...

In a corner of Ohio’s Maria Stein Shrine, a child kneels on the floor and carefully re-creates the scene of Christ’s birth using painted wooden cutouts of the Holy Family, shepherds and animals. Tim ...

When he was a child, Luke Hartman, 17, vividly remembers a delicate glass plate with an engraving of a Nativity scene. It’s a favorite of his from a collection kept by his grandmother, who died when ...