The KGB wasn’t following the group that night for just any caroling — it was Vertep, a centuries-old Christmas tradition ... focus centered on the nativity scene, while its secular elements ...

Made from wood or bone with fabric designs inspired by the city ... A caganer is a traditional Catalan figurine that is often placed in nativity scenes during the holiday season.

God of every nation and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made known your love: when our need for a Savior was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our ...

Who made it and how did it get there? Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Christ are an indelible part of the Czech Christmas experience and almost every family has one –be it wood carved, made of ...

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One of the things we put up as part of our Christmas decorations is a Nativity scene that we sewed together a couple of years ago. It has all the normal characters including the wise men (which we put ...

With his letter, Pope Francis wishes to encourage the beautiful tradition of preparing the Nativity Scene in the days before Christmas. In keeping with the tradition, various Vatican dicasteries have ...

The widely respected economist and scholar has been credited with heralding a new era of economic liberalisation in India with his laissezfaire policy Yet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been at ...

The great poet T S Eliot has said April is the cruellest month of the year But to this astrologer April means tremendous energy combative spirit and the sap which makes trees grow In other words ...

Here’s the latest traffic and travel news from around Northern Ireland. Police are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision in the Saintfield Road area of Lisburn, close to the ...