Christmas & Other Holidays

Around The World Nativities 2022 – Day Twenty-Eight

by Merry Stahel   This Nativity is from Italy, and is the one that started my collection. In 1978, my beloved mother-in-law, Alma, bought it for us as a Christmas present for our first Christmas together. When the girls were little, they were fascinated by the...

Around The World Nativities 2022- Day Twenty-Seven

by Merry Stahel This Nativity was bought in Mexico by my daughter during her travels through the country. Since camels are not native to Mexico, the creator used a different animal that is well-known throughout the region - Llamas. And the shepherds are girls, because...

Around The World Nativities 2022 – Day Twenty-Six

By Merry Stahel This tealight candle Nativity was made by my daughter, Jennifer, when she took a pottery class in junior high school. She was upset that the clay slumped during firing. She made it for me as a gift and planned to throw it out and start over...but I...
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