This 56 inches diameter skirt is made from luxurious red velvet. The skirt opens up to show elegantly decorated finial style ornaments floating across the front. Each of the ornaments are made from different colored beads, sequins and plastic jewels sewn onto various colors of satin or gold lame fabrics. Above each ornament is a string of colored bugle beads that represent strings the ornaments would hang from. The underside of the skirt is lined with red, polyester lining fabric. The center slit closes with Velcro fasteners. This skirt comes on a very nice metal hanger for easy storage. Select this link to view our Christmas Tree Skirt.
The Christmas Crib.
In the year 1220 St, Francis of Assisi visited Bethlehem. He liked the way the Christmas was celebrated there so much, that he asked the Pope for permission to recreate it in his own Italian village. Select this link to view our Christmas Stockings.
He built a manger in a cave. In it he placed a stone image of the baby Jesus. He surrounded the manger with real animals. Then he said a Mass (communion). The people found it so moving that they said it was possible to believe you were there at the actual birth of Jesus. Select this link to view our Christmas Stocking Holders.
Before long, wooden nativity scenes were displayed in churches and homes across Europe. Today they continue to be popular as a way of reminding us of what Christmas is really about, the birth of Jesus. Select this link to view our Fiber Optic Angel Tree Topper.
The tradition was brought into Spain from Naples during the reign of Charles III of Spain.
In Catalonia, a figure is included that represents a Catalan peasant.
In Province, in the South of France, nativity scenes are sometimes made up of hundreds of small painted clay figurines called Santon. They represent all the traditional trades and professions of old Province. Because of their cultural value the Santons are often collected as art or craft objects, regardless of their possible use in a nativity scene. Select this link to view our Wooden Nutcracker Soldiers.
A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche, generally depicts the birth or birthplace of Jesus. Nativity scenes, in two dimensions or three, usually show Jesus in a manger, with Joseph, and Mary in a barn intended for the housing of animals. A mule, ox, sheep, and sometimes other barnyard animals, surround them. The scene sometimes includes three wise men, shepherds, angels and the Star of Bethlehem. Select this link to view our Artificial Prelit Christmas Trees.