The 12 Days of Christmas aren’t over yet!
In 2014, we visited the Cathedral of St. Peter in Belleville to see a display of nativity scenes from around the world. We had the chance to go there again last month, where they had a similar display, but with many different nativities than the last time we were there!
There is no doubt about where some of the nativity scenes came from:
My personal favorite was from Germany, although I guess the origin of this one wasn’t as obvious:
I love how unique and beautiful they all were…especially the ones made out of unusual materials, like shells!
The most talked about item was the “hipster nativity scene.” While I wouldn’t want it on display in my home, it certainly was food for thought. There were some things about it that really make me hope that this isn’t how history remembers us, though! Here are some of the things we noticed about it:
- Solar panels on the stable roof
- Drone on the stable roof
- Joseph, sporting man-bun and barefoot, taking selfies
- Mary, Starbucks cup, duck-face, and possible Uggs
- Shepherd with an iPad and a sheep with a Christmas sweater
- Wise men on Segways sporting a combination of fedoras, sunglasses, facial hair, scarves, suspenders, and skinny pants, carrying Amazon boxes
- 100% organic cow with gluten-free feed
I love seeing how different cultures depict something that has become so common to me!