On Saturday night we went to a Living Nativity at a local church. They did an incredible job! It was really cold and windy, but the girls still enjoyed themselves. I was impressed with things like the "multitude of angels in the heavens singing"...they had a cherry picker with people on it that were raised up over a hedge of pine trees to look like they were floating. The girls eyes were huge when they suddenly appeared out of the dark night.
This was in Bethlehem...we really just passed through this area on the way to the stable with Mary and Joseph...but they had people dressed in elaborate costumes and busy in the market place area of town.
The final scene has Jesus ascending into heaven. This church has actually built a lift on the side of the church and Jesus can
ascend up the side of the building and disappears behind the clouds.
Afterwards you go inside the church to warm up with cocoa and cookies. They average about 1,000 people a night attending! We arrived 30 minutes before it started and we were still in "Group B". By the time they left "Group Q" was forming. There are a lot of places were you find crowds and have to wait this time of year...this was finally one worth the chaos.
This was in Bethlehem...we really just passed through this area on the way to the stable with Mary and Joseph...but they had people dressed in elaborate costumes and busy in the market place area of town.
The final scene has Jesus ascending into heaven. This church has actually built a lift on the side of the church and Jesus can ascend up the side of the building and disappears behind the clouds.
Afterwards you go inside the church to warm up with cocoa and cookies. They average about 1,000 people a night attending! We arrived 30 minutes before it started and we were still in "Group B". By the time they left "Group Q" was forming. There are a lot of places were you find crowds and have to wait this time of year...this was finally one worth the chaos.
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