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Under it, principals who choose not to put on nativities could be fined.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

In addition, keep an eye out for 300 nativities at the West Richland Christmas Nativity Showcase and an impressive number of holiday bazaars across Pasco, Richland and Kennewick.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Garabedian assumes the fatherly supporting role of St. Joseph, the carpenter, shown in the background building a domestic shelter reminiscent of those in Renaissance nativities by Giotto or Botticelli.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Other nativities gone wrong include the Tennessee play that saw a girl dressed as a sheep kidnap baby Jesus.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2017

But man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature....

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright