[DOC] [TLE] Nativity scene - Wikipedia [PAR] A nativity scene or crche is the special exhibition, particularly during the 
Christmas season, ... Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first live 
nativity scene in 1223 (a "living" one) .... People for the Ethical Treatment of 
Animals (PETA) indicates that animals in living displays lack proper care and 
suffer abuse. [DOC] [TLE] The First Nativity Scene Was Created in 1223 | Smart News ... [PAR] Dec 14, 2012 ... Blame St. Francis of Assisi, who is credited with staging the first nativity scene in 
1223. ... set up a manger with hay and two live animalsan ox and an assin a 
cave ... We don't know if people actually played Mary and Joseph during ... We do 
know that later scenes began incorporating dioramas and life... [DOC] [TLE] The Story of St. Francis of Assisi and the First Nativity Scene, as told ... [PAR] Nov 13, 2014 ... Nativity scenes have been a popular Advent and Christmas decoration for 
centuries. And, did you know, it originated with a Catholic saint? ... It is believed 
that St. Francis was first inspired by this idea after visiting the historical .... so 
popular these were done with real people and often real animals (more). St. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Christmas crche: St. Francis invented the nativity scene. [PAR] Dec 12, 2013 ... A traditional religious Nativity scene in front of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of 
Vilnius. ... Why do people put up crches at Christmastime, anyway? ... Blame St. 
Francis of Assisi, who is credited with staging the first nativity scene in 1223. ... 
However, it's possible the tradition stems from the Victorian Era,... [DOC] [TLE] Where Does The Nativity Come From Anyway? [PAR] Nov 19, 2014 ... Whether it's a small nativity consisting of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Joseph, ... 
stable, animals, and the three kings, displaying the nativity scene, or crche, ... St. 
Francis of Assisi is credited with popularizing the crche tradition. ... From that 
moment on, the tradition of displaying a nativity scene began to take a... [DOC] [TLE] Christmas in the UK, British culture, customs and traditions in ... [PAR] Christmas - British Culture British Customs and Traditions in December, ... safety 
insanity they now give instructions using baubles - it's not really the same, ... In 
England most people watch or listen to it whilst digesting their Christmas Dinner! 
..... Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first nativity scene in 1223 (
a... [DOC] [TLE] Christmas [PAR] Although the actual season of Jesus' birth is thought to be the spring, the date of 
... feed trough of the animals -- not a wooden building that we see in nativity 
scenes. .... tree in the movie It's a Wonderful Life, are all part of our Christmas 
tradition. .... During the 16th century, Europeans began using the first initial of 
Christ's... [DOC] [TLE] The Origin of Nativity Scenes - Free Republic [PAR] Dec 23, 2010 ... In fact the word presepio (Nativity Scene) comes from the Latin verb praesepire ... 
The term is thought to have been used for the first time with regard to St Mary ... 
sarcophagi the figures of shepherds began to appear and gradually the ... to the 
vast cycle of Christmas customs, when, at Christmas 1223 in the... [DOC] [TLE] Christmas in 1919 [PAR] There were no busy airports or train stations crowded with people going to visit 
far ... The use of church bells began in 400 AD when Paulinus, the Bishop of Nola 
in ... The smell of the real Christmas tree now comes in spray cans for ninety -
nine ... the nativity scene originated in Greece, Italy, in 1223, by St. Francis of 
Assisi. [DOC] [TLE] Away in a manger - The UC Observer [PAR] Elaborate static manger scenes caught on in Italian churches, then smaller ... and 
wood with the figures dressed in fine fabrics, began appearing in the homes of 
the wealthy. ... The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Walkerton, Ont., 
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Question: It's believed this saint began the custom of the nativity scene in 1223, using real people & animals
Answer: Saint Francis of Assisi