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Nativity 1. the birth of Jesus Christ 2. the feast of Christmas as a commemoration of this 3. a. an artistic representation of the circumstances of the birth of Christ b. (as modifier): a Nativity play Nativity See also Christmas. Neglectfulness (See CARELESSNESS.) Nervousness (See INSECURITY.) Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus. [N.T.: Matthew 2:1] Magi of the Orient pay homage to infant Jesus. [Christianity: Hall, 6] cattle trough which served as crib for Christ. [N.T.: Luke 2:7] always present in pictures of Christ’s birth. [Christian Art: de Bles, 29; O.T.: Habakkuk 3:4] notified by angel of the birth of the Messiah. [N.T.: Luke 2:8–17] star in the east which directed the Magi and shepherds to the baby Jesus. [N.T.: Matthew 2:9] in which Mary wraps her new-born infant. [N.T.: Luke 2:7] kings of the Orient, come to worship the baby Jesus. [N.T.: Matthew 2:1–2] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was Francis, after all, who "humanized" the nativity of Jesus by celebrating a Christmas Mass in a stable in Greccio in 1223. The blessed month of Ramadan and the Christian holy time of Advent during which the faithful prepare themselves in fasting and recollection for the Nativity of Jesus Christ coincide this year. December 25 was chosen late in the third century to celebrate the nativity of Jesus, relating the light of the world to the winter solstice and the pagan feast of the Unconquered Sun. |
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