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Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus ...
Pope Francis made a plea for peace while unveiling a nativity featuring baby Jesus nestled in a keffiyeh in Vatican City on Saturday.. The pontiff declared “Enough wars, enough violence ...
The traditional scarf, worn across many parts of the Middle East, has come to be identified in particular as a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance.
The Christ Child—also known as Baby Jesus, Infant Jesus, Child Jesus, Divine Child, Divine Infant and the Holy Child—refers to Jesus Christ during his early years. The term refers to a period of Jesus' life , described in the canonical Gospels , encompassing his nativity in Bethlehem , the visit of the Magi , and his presentation at the ...
The procession of the Baby Jesus was not held by the Archdiocese of Malta for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed in 2022. Children dress up as figures from the Bible, accompanied by the singing of Christmas carols.
The show follows two eight-year-old children, Hafliði and Stína, who embark on an adventurous journey to Bethlehem, in order to bring Baby Jesus the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Their form of transport is a magical flying bathtub lent to them by the concertmistress Dagbjört, who the children suspect of being an actual angel.
Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was born. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times ...
Painted for private devotion, it shows a full-length Mary holding Jesus. Mother and son are surrounded by four angels; the two above Mary are adorned with large colourful wings and hold a golden crown, symbolising her role as Queen of Heaven [4] while another two, each bearing large wings, sit on either side of her playing a harp and lute respectively.