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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1966
Page
6
The tradition began in 1223 at Greccio Italy where St Francis of Assisi staged a live nativity with real people and animals. The practice aimed to make Christ birth real for followers and spread through Italy into Southern Europe shifting focus from Christmas trees to manger scenes.
A historical note describes how Moravian families expand Christmas displays beyond the Holy Family with an elaborate Putz scene set up in churches, clubs, and homes across the United States each year.
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