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3 Simple Methods to Create a Water Effect in a Nativity Scene

3 Simple Methods to Create a Water Effect in a Nativity Scene

Contents1 Electric Rivers, Cascades, and Fountains for Nativity Scenes2 Modular and Customisable Rivers3 DIY Nativity Scene River Rivers, ponds, cascades, fountains. The key word is just one: Nativity Scene water effect. Here are three simple methods suitable for all needs for your DIY Nativity Scene.…

Advent Calendars to Fill: Ideas and Tips

Advent Calendars to Fill: Ideas and Tips

Contents1 Empty Advent Calendars at Holyart2 Advent Calendars with Sweets3 Advent Calendars with Jewellery Advent calendars are always cherished gifts, not only for children but for everyone, adding extra excitement to the countdown to Christmas. Christmas is, above all, the end of a wait. A…

How to Build a Nativity Scene: 3 Essential Elements

How to Build a Nativity Scene: 3 Essential Elements

Contents1 For the Base, Houses, and Huts: Cardboard and Cork for Nativity Scenes2 For Flooring and Roofs: Straw and Moss for Nativity Scenes3 Nativity Scene Lighting Building DIY Nativity Scene huts with cork, using artificial moss for the Nativity Scene, choosing lights for the Nativity…

The scarabattola: the origins of the Neapolitan Nativity scene

The scarabattola: the origins of the Neapolitan Nativity scene

The scarabattola is midway between the devotional image and the art object. This is how this ancient and still current art was born. The name scarabattola has a bizarre, even funny sound, especially considering that what it refers to as funny really has nothing at…

5 False Myths about Christmas

5 False Myths about Christmas

Contents1 Is the Christmas star poisonous?2 Was Santa invented by Coca-Cola?3 What are the origins of the Christmas tree?4 Who is the Befana?5 Did the Comet Star guide the Magi? Everything you know (or think you know) about the Holidays. 5 false myths about Christmas to…

How to set up a Nativity scene: answers to the most frequently asked questions

How to set up a Nativity scene: answers to the most frequently asked questions

Contents1 When was the first Nativity scene made?2 When is the Nativity scene made?3 Where to place the Nativity scene in the house?4 Why make a Nativity scene?5 Why was the Baby Jesus born in a stable?6 Which characters should not be missing?7 Where to…

A Short Guide to a Sustainable Christmas

A Short Guide to a Sustainable Christmas

From eco-friendly Christmas trees to DIY decorations, recycled candles, and waste-free festive feasts, here’s a small guide for a sustainable Christmas—for us and the planet. Christmas is a time when many feel they can bring out the best in themselves, both for themselves and for…

The Advent Crown in the church: 10 curiosities

The Advent Crown in the church: 10 curiosities

Contents1 What does Advent symbolise?2 What is the colour of Advent?3 What are the four Sundays of Advent called?4 When does the first Sunday of Advent begin?5 When do you light Advent candles?6 How do you light the Advent wreath?7 What are the names of…

Setting the table at Christmas: plus many DIY ideas

Setting the table at Christmas: plus many DIY ideas

Contents1 Christmas centrepieces2 Christmas do-it-yourself placeholders3 Christmas coasters The table of the Festival is a symbol of welcome and family intimacy. Here’s how to set the table at Christmas Summer has just ended, and yet it is already a fond distant memory. The days get…

The Nativity Scene of Greccio: the Nativity Scene of San Francesco

The Nativity Scene of Greccio: the Nativity Scene of San Francesco

What is the nativity scene’s history? Where does this tradition that we experience every year come from? Here is the story of the first nativity scene, the Nativity Scene of Greccio requested by St. Francis. This year, as every year, a Christian symbol linked to…

The shepherds of the Neapolitan nativity scene of the 1700s: discovering this nativity art

The shepherds of the Neapolitan nativity scene of the 1700s: discovering this nativity art

Contents1 How to make a Neapolitan nativity shepherd2 Casting3 Trimming4 Drying and firing5 Painting6 Glass eyes7 Assembly8 Dressing9 Objects and gifts Neapolitan Nativity shepherds are artistic products that come from a long tradition. Here is the handcrafted process by which they are made! Why is…

Advent Calendars: History and Tradition

Advent Calendars: History and Tradition

The Advent Calendar is one of the most representative traditions of Christmas. This is how it was born and how it is carried forward today The Advent Calendar was born alongside the Nativity scene, as a tool to make everyone understand the spirit of waiting…

What happened to the fourth Wise Man?

What happened to the fourth Wise Man?

Contents1 Three or four wise men?2 The gifts of the Magi3 Artaban, the fourth King The Three Wise Men have always had a great fascination, although nothing is known about them. Today we want to tell you about a character whom we know even less:…

Gold, incense and myrrh: the gifts that the three Magi Kings brought to the Infant Jesus

Gold, incense and myrrh: the gifts that the three Magi Kings brought to the Infant Jesus

The Magi, fascinating and evocative figures of the Christmas tradition, brought gold, incense and myrrh as a gift to the Child Jesus. But what lies behind the choice of these particular gifts? The Three Kings and their gifts have for thousands of years been the…

Decorating the Christmas tree: rules and advice

Decorating the Christmas tree: rules and advice

Contents1 Choose the Christmas tree2 What to put on the foot of the Christmas tree3 How to put the lights on the Christmas tree4 Christmas tree decorations, how and where to put them December 8th is the day when traditionally people gather to kick off…

Christmas tree, the colours that never fade and the news

Christmas tree, the colours that never fade and the news

Contents1 Red and gold Christmas tree2 White and gold Christmas tree3 Blue and silver Christmas tree4 Multicolour Christmas tree5 Pastel Christmas tree6 Black Christmas tree We have put together ideas to help you choose the combinations and colours, from the most classic to the most…

Water pump DIY nativity scene: maintenance and replacement

Water pump DIY nativity scene: maintenance and replacement

The water effects such as fountains, rivers or waterfalls make the DIY nativity scene special. But what to do if the water pump stops working? Two ways: clean the pump of limescale and debris or replace the pump. For Christmas lovers, it is never too…

Rock paper for nativity scene: how to use it and which one to choose

Rock paper for nativity scene: how to use it and which one to choose

Lovers of the DIY nativity scene, dive into the world of rock paper! Which one will you choose: traditional or modelable rock paper? Christmas is approaching and, while the mass market focuses on sequins and glitter decorations, there are some who are thinking of stocking…