the Nativity
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Designed by Gaudí, the Nativity façade is both naturalistic and overflowing with natural imagery: lilies and palm trees, a tortoise and sea turtle, insects and frogs, sheep and ducks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For now, the souvenir stores dotted around Bethlehem have little business, and outside the cream-coloured walls of the Nativity Church, which date back to the Fourth Century, tour guides largely stand idle.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
During these days before Christmas, Christians are supposed to travel to the West Bank to pray in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2024
This popular holiday tune – known for its lords a-leaping and french hens – has many variations and refers to the real-life festive Christian season that celebrates the Nativity.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024
At midnight on Christmas Eve they stood with their parents in the long line at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
