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Plenty of scenes to be seen ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com
IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
Christmas lights are up and lamp standards are decorated like candy canes in Edgemont Village for the holiday season. The annual display was put up at the end of November. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
From a distance it looks like a standard nativity scene until you lean in a little closer. Lounging just outside the stable is something you don’t expect to see in the traditional Christian display: a collie. The card beside the scene explains why it’s there: “This nativity set belonged to Ed’s mom. It was featured in the living room on top of the television set. One year the boys found an angelic pomeranian Christmas ornament and added it to the nativity set much to Nana’s dismay. Each time they passed it they would move the little dog to a new place in the scene. This caused Nana no end
of concern, especially when a sheltie fridge magnet also joined the animals there to honour baby Jesus.” It is a charming description of a simple set that sits among more than 200 scenes on display at Highlands United Church in Edgemont this past weekend as part of its annual nativity exhibit and craft fair. “Some are handmade, some are very precious and have been passed down in the family, some of them are really quirky and unusual, we had a S’mores nativity scene last year,” notes Sandi Parker, co-ordinating minister at the church. While some are “lovely and ornate,” says Parker, there are also rubber ducks and Lego versions among the offerings, and often kids
Christmas in the neighbourhood
who view the exhibit one year return the next with their own handmade piece to add to the collection. The nativity scene, also known as the manger scene or crèche, is a depiction of the birth of Jesus in Christian religions. The Christian bible tells the story of how Jesus was born in a manger in a stable and the story also includes a bright star,
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