Archive for June 7th, 2006

 
Now that
we know where Christmas trees came from what about the origins of the modern
nativity scene? Saint Francis of Assisi
was the creator of the nativity scene or crèche. In 1223, St. Francis of Assisi
was in the town of Grecio to
celebrate Christmas. When he gathered a
crowd at Midnight Mass, he wanted to visually represent the birth of Jesus to
the […]

This week I thought I would discuss some Christmas Trivia. I’m sure at some time or another you have wondered about the origin of the Christmas tree, the nativity scene and Christmas stockings as well as Christmas cards.
Have
you ever taken a moment to think about why during Christmas we cut down a tree,
bring it into […]