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According to legend, remnants of the
manger at Bethlehem were brought to Italy
by early Christians. So it is not surprising
that some 1300 years later, St. Francis of
Assisi should have chosen to renew its spirit
and meaning in the hermitage of Greccio
in the Umbrian mountains.
"1 desire to represent the birth of that
Child in Bethlehem in such a way that with
our bodily eyes we may see all that He suf-
fered for lack of the necessities for a
newborn babe, and how he lay in the manger
between the ox and ass."
His friend, Giovanni Vellita, proceeded to
carry out these instructions, setting up a
life-size manger with straw and a live ox
and ass. Members of the community posed
as Mary, Joseph and the shepherds and a
wax figure of the Christ Child was placed in
the manger. A great throng assembeld to
worship at the site on Christmas Eve 1223.
Many songs and hymns were sung, and so
impressive and awe-inspiring was the
ceremony, that Greccio assumed the fame
of a second Bethlehem as the news spread
far and wide.
Inspired by St. Francis, artisans and
craftsmen began to make miniature
manger scenes for their homes, and the
creches spread all over Europe.
Whole families fashioned the little figures
from wood or clay and created replicas of
Bethlehem, as they imagined it would look.
Often these scenes looked more like their
own villages than the Holy Land.
In Naples, these creches developed into a
fashionable art because of the interest of the
g the scene
Bourbon King Carlo 111, who set the pace by
the elaborate settings of the Nativity scene,
which he had set up in his castle every
Christmas Eve.
The members of the court took up the hob-
by of their king and soon all the great
Neapolitan families were vying with each
other to produce brilliant and lavish creche
displays. They employed the talents of the
best sculptors and the ladies of the great
houses frequently made elaborate clothes of
velvets and satins for the figures.
The most outstanding of these figures
were produced in the workshops of Naples
during the second half of the eighteenth cen-
tury. The Metropolitan Museum has a large
collection of them, which are usually on
display during the Christmas season. Most
of these are from the famous collection own-
ed by the great Neapolitan Catello family.
The figures, an average of 12 to 18 inches
in height, have pliable bodies of woven twine
and wire, expressive faces. The limbs are of
finely carved wood. The figures are dressed
in 18th century costumes, enriched with
jewels and embroidery. The heads and
shoulders of the figures, modeled in ter-
racotta and painted in flesh tones, are
credited to some of 18th -century Naples'
finest sculptors: Giuseppe Sammartino and
his pupils, Salvatore de Franco, Giuseppe
Gori and Angelo Viva.
Creches are alsopopular in other parts of
Europe notably Provence in France, and in
Spain. But none has reached the high degree
of artistic elegance of those of 18th century
Naples.
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The Grade 2 class at Blyth Public School staged a play involving Bethlehem. The play was a segment of the school's Christmas
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Children share their Christmas wishes
Happy Christmas for Jesus
I have a Christmas wish. That I won't tell
anybody except God. It is really something
nice. I'd like to wish him a Happy Christmas
for Jesus the Savior who has been born on
Christmas day.
Lori Werkema
Gr. 4
Clinton Christian School
My Christmas Wish
I wish that the people who do not believe in
Jesus dying on the cross would believe Jesus
really did die for our sins. I am happy that
Jesus did come down at Christmas.
Terry Greidanus
Clinton & District
Christian School
No sin please
My Christmas Wish is the same as Jesus.
It is a big wish for me. But God can do
anything. He might not do it in your time but
in his time. My wish is to have no sin in the
world and to have peace everywhere in the
world. And remember it is his world not
anyone elses.
Danny Vanderlaan
Gr. 4
Clinton Christian School
A Bible for everyone
1 wish that everybody had a Bible. Thea
everybody could read God's Word. And you
should always believe what God says. God is
nice to everybody. Even though they are not
nice to Him.
Sonya Thompson,
Gr. 3,
Clinton & District
Christian School
Helping the poor
My Christmas wish is that all the poor
people in the world would have food and
clothes, and a house to live M. Then they
would be more happy. And they would not be
cold either. I would be very happy to see
that happen. That is my Christmas wish.
Renee Boonstra
Gr. 4
Clinton Christian School
My wish for peace
My Christmas wish is that all the wars
would stop, so that men can live without
fighting about things. Then we can have a
life to live instead of death. We will live until
God wants us to die. If they stopped the
wars, I would be so happy. Many other peo-
ple would be happy too.
Patricia Postma
Gr. 3
Clinton &
District Christian School
To see Jesus
My Christmas wish I hope will come true
But you never know it could be in a year or
two
My Christmas wish is, you might not
believe me but my Christmas wish is to see
baby Jesus in real
So I can touch and feel his gentle hands.
You might not believe me but that's my
Christmas wish!
Karin Dykstra
Gr. 4
Clinton Christian School
If I was a shepherd
Jesus came for you and me, He was born
in a stable. Not in an inn where he should be,
Now my Christmas wish won't come true,
because its already happened.
If I were a shepherd or a wiseman I could
have bowed before him, Or could , have
brought him precious gifts, Because Jesus
carne to set us free.
Sheila Bylsma
So n and gay
Christmas is so fun and gay,
And is not in the month of May,
There's something that most people say,
Christmas is so fun to play.
Christmas is so fun and gay,
Which makes it very fun to play,
Doing things on Christmas day,
Does not mean a big bluejay.
Christmas is so fun and gay,
And does not just go to the fray,
For Christmas you don't have to pay,
So every person yells, "Hurray."
-by Cory Freeman, 6A Huron Centennial
School.
Holly, presents
and red berries
Holly is green,
Berries are red,
Snowflakes are white,
And right now,
I'll say with all my might,
Merry Christmas to all,
And to all a good night!
If I get any presents,
I'll be happy,
But if I don't,
I'll go blappy,
But I'll see about that,
When Christmas night comes,
When there's dancing visions,
In my brain of Santa Claus,
Maybe even a toy train,
Well I'm drowsing off now,
And I'd better say,
I'll talk to you next year,
And do have a happy Christmas Day.
-by Doug Reid, 6A Huron Centennial School.
The real meaning
My Christmas hope
A merry Christmas
To give my hope to you
To see the real meaning
Of Christmas
The real meaning
Jesus Christ
Our savior
Who was born
On Christmas Day.
Brandon Roorda
Gr. 4
Clinton Christian School
It's always White ChristmasChristmas is
The traditional image of an outdoor
Christmas scene brings to mind, for most of
us, the brillance of sunlight on snow-covered
fields and hills. But this is an idea that
originated in- the •;riortherA parts of Europe
and America— andafcourse it doesn't real-
ly apply to the climate in many parts of our
country.
In southern California, for instance, roses
are blooming at Christmas — indeed, we all
know this is only because of the famous New
Year's "Rose Bowl" football game. And in
Florida, at Christmas time, there's apt to be
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with warm wishes for a season
filled with joy and contentment.
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But tradition is stronger than the contrary
weather. We like the look and the idea of
snow, and this tradition is reflected in our
holiday decorations and greeting cards.
The whiteness of snow stands for purity -
its coldness suggests by contrast the
warmth and coziness of the fireside and
family and family group. And the magic of
snow falling can lift our spirits as it
transforms the world, covering all that is
dreary with pure white.
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Christmas is a time of year,
For Santa, presents and reindeer.
Santa arrives on his sleigh,
With presents we open on Christmas Day.
While we are snuggled in our bed,
Santa's dressing up in red.
He loads the toys on his sleigh
Then hops in and drives away.
He delivers all the toys,
To the little girls and boys.
Yes, Christmas is a time of year.
For Santa, presents and reindeer.
Jodi Mustard
Gr. 8
Holmesville Public School
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