What happens in a nativity?

Answer 1

The birth of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.It tells us how Mary of Nazereth was told by the Angel Of The Lord, Gabriel, that she would have a baby and to name Him Jesus. Mary married Joseph. In time they traveled to Bethlehem on an donkey where they came to an inn. There was no room so they had to stay in the barn outside. Later that night Mary gave birth. Jesus was put in a manger. We celebrate Christmas to commemorate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Answer 2

Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with setting up the first nativity scene.Although churches sometimes featured fancy artistic renditions of Christ as an infant, they didn't present any realistic manger scenes. Francis decided that he wanted to make the extraordinary experiences of the first Christmas more accessible to ordinary people.

Francis, who was living in the town of Greccio, Italy, at the time, got the Pope's permission to proceed with his plans. Then he asked his close friend John Velita to loan him some animals and straw to set up a scene there to represent Jesus Christ's birth in Bethlehem. The nativity scene could help people in the area imagine what it may have been like to be present on the first Christmas long ago, when they came to worship at Christmas Eve Mass in December 1223, Francis said.

The scene, which was set up in a cave just outside Greccio, featured a wax figure of the infant Jesus, costumed people playing the roles of Mary and Joseph, and the live donkey and ox that John had loaned to Francis.