Last year I heard about this street near us that has displays about the nativity, and this year we decided to check it out. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was blown away. This street, and by street I mean a street with about 50 houses on it, has been setting up these displays for 64 years now and it is AMAZING! On one side of the street every house has a person-sized "bible page" that quotes the nativity story from the scriptures, a sentence at a time, On the other side of the street all the houses have life size cut-outs of shepherds, angels, and wise men that go along with the quote on the house opposite it. And when I say all the houses, I mean every single one. They also have Christmas music playing that somehow can be heard all along the street. Then at the end of the street in a common area they have a huge display of the city of Bethlehem and in front of that a lovely nativity scene complete with a lit up star. To top it all off, this December has been so wonderfully mild, it was warm enough for us to get out and walk along the street rather than stay in our car. It was a wonderful experience!
This will definitely be a new Christmas tradition for our family!
3 comments:
How neat! I love how communities can come together like this.
I want to be sure to see this sometime. I LOVE that they are so focused on the true meaning of Christmas...and that the kids can get "up close and personal". My favorite picture was the singing angel...too cute!
How cool! I've never even heard of it before! You'll Have to share details. :)
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