Folk Art Retablo Peruvian Nativity Scene. This folk-art nativity scene ($46) will keep your family's vibrant traditions alive and remind you of spending the holidays in your home country.

Nativity sets, a familiar part of holiday decor, are becoming simpler and more abstract with some scenes made out of sleek glass or labeled wooden blocks. While they’re unusual, they also spark ...

She thought that lobsters would best capture the whimsical scene she was trying to achieve. With her background in art, she started drawing up caricatures and soon, she had her masterpiece. In ...

Just as many families take treasured decorations—wreaths, ornaments, and nativity scenes—out of storage each holiday season, Slate reaches into its archives to share some of our favorite old ...

Sante Guido, an art historian and professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, told EWTN that five of the marble statues in the nativity scene today are completely original to the 13th century.

Live Nativity scene at St. Wojciech church, Wyszków, Poland, 2006 (photo by Ejdzej) Even today, in some parts of Europe the tradition of the live Christmas crèche continues. Communities gather – ...