If you carry on the traditional Christian religious beliefs, the nativity scene is part of the Christmas tradition. My Grandmother had a small wooden set which she brought out each Christmas. I don’t even have a photograph of it now and I don’t remember it as clearly as I would like. “Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first nativity scene in 1223 (a “living” one) intending thereby to cultivate the worship of Christ, having been inspired by his recent visit to the Holy Land where he had been shown Jesus’s traditional birthplace.” – Quoted from Wikipedia.]]>