Richard Nourse admits he has always enjoyed collecting things, but over the past six years, he has gotten serious about the hobby. He estimates he has about 1,800 nativity sets – a unique and personal collection comprised mostly of thrift store finds. Nourse, who celebrates his 90th birthday in October, says he got interested in nativity
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1,800 and counting: Meet the Idaho Man Who Fills His Home with Nativity Sets All Year Long
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How Senior Citizens Can Beat the Holiday Blues
The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day can be a special time to get together with family and friends and to take part in fun, familiar traditions that include music, decorating, food and other festivities. However, for many Americans – especially senior citizens – the holiday season can bring on feelings of loss and
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Decorating for Christmas When Your House Is an Empty (Or Almost Empty) Nest
For many young families, decorating for Christmas is a time for creating traditions. Little ones help hang ornaments on the tree. The oldest child may have the honor of placing the angel or the star on the highest branch. Each person in the family may take a role in setting up the nativity set on
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Were Animals in the Manger on the First Christmas?
Most representations of Jesus’ birth show donkeys, cows, and sheep watching over the Holy Family and a camel or two arriving with the Three Kings. Artistic renderings may include animals that are native to the artist’s country. For example, an African artist might include a zebra or a giraffe at the manger scene. But what
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Glencairn Museum: Nativity Collection in a Castle
If you will be in the Philadelphia area this holiday season, you owe it to yourself to plan a visit to Glencairn in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. Built between 1928 and 1939, Glencairn is an impressive Medieval-style castle that first served as a private home for the Raymond Pitcairn family and now serves as a museum.
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The Best Nativity Books for Children
If you are a parent or grandparent, one of most pleasant parts of the Christmas season can be talking with your young children about night Jesus was born. The story of the first Christmas is magical, and children love hearing it again and again. They also enjoy acting out the events of that Holy Night
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