The classic nativity scene many of us have in our head ... were a sharp contrast to classically carved motifs out of olive wood from the Middle East. Vickie Leslie, who is on mission from Idaho ...

This year there were Nativity scenes, Día de los Muertos ... passing down the craft and their carving tips from one generation to the next. “In the beginning, you want to win because there ...

The figures were carved from a single pine tree by a Maine artist. The Church of the Nativity vestibule has a life-size manger scene.(Photo: Joseph Pronechen) A panorama of the town of Bethlehem ...

For the family of Milton Auta, the drive-thru Nativity scene at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church will be a cherished memory of their first Christmas season in America. The family had heard of the ...

The carvings. The sculptures ... Part of that legacy and mystery is the incomplete Nativity scene of tin shepherds. St. Mary's Mission Museum is open from mid-April to mid-October.

Pope Francis unveiled this year's Nativity scene at the Vatican this week. The scene was crafted by Palestinian artists from Bethlehem and features Mary, Joseph and Jesus carved out of olive wood, a ...

One scene had figures made from tagua, a type of nut that can be dried and used for carvings. MARSHALL — It all started with two Nativity scenes, Marilyn Leach said. The wood carvings showing ...

The three figures of the baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph were handmade from a single olive tree using typical Palestinian carving techniques. The star hanging above the nativity is shaped from ...

A nativity scene at the Vatican depicting baby Jesus wrapped ... Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi from Dar al-Kalima University. The scene featured a carved olive wood depiction of the Holy ...

The figure of the baby Jesus will be returned to the manger on December 24 but the keffiyeh may not be. Jesus Christ displayed on a Palestinian Keffiyeh scarf gifted by the Palestinian Higher ...

Carving statues and religious scenes from olive ... did not respond to a Crux request for comment on the presence of the Nativity scene in the Paul VI Hall, and whether it represented a political ...