Nativity Showcase

We went to a lovely nativity showcase in our area. On display were 450 nativity scenes from all over the world. The kids really enjoyed it but so did the adults! One of my favorites (I didn't snap a pic!) was of a swiss village gathered around a baby. At first we laughed at it because it was silly how every one was wearing lederhosen and it just seemed like a stretch to be depicting the birth of Christ historically. Then we read a little paper next to it that said it was their grandmothers and that it was carved during the nazi invasion when they weren't allowed to celebrate Christmas or have anything resembling the birth of Christ. That is why it was so disguised as a typical alpine scene. O that someone would love the things of God enough to risk carving a nativity is beautiful.