A giant, animated Nativity scene, known as a Presépio, is on display at Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River. The display features hundreds of hand-painted clay figurines celebrating Azorean ...
The very first live Nativity scene, it is said, was created by St. Francis of Assisi, who staged a reenactment of the birth of Jesus Christ in 1223, using a doll as the newborn Jesus and a few live ...
Mother Mary wearing a respirator to protect herself from tear gas. Baby Jesus with zip-tied hands, wrapped in a thin blanket that looks like aluminum foil. Masked centurions with sunglasses and green ...