Amish Nativity 2010Every year Debi buys one new nativity scene to add to her collection. This year she purchased a small Amish nativity. The Amish believe that painting faces on their human characters constitutes "idol worship" so they never put facial features on their characters. (Ironically, the animals in this nativity scene have faces painted on them.) In July of 1999, Gary and Debi visited the Amish country in Ohio. We purchased a few books and dolls, but weren't able to find anything for Christmas. When Debi saw this creche, she knew it would be the one she would purchase for Christmas 2010.
Peruvian Nativity 2010Earlier this year, a fellow teacher at Debi's school purchased this nativity at the San Juan Capistrano Mission in California. She knew Debi collected nativities and bought it for her. The sticker on the bottom said, "Made in Peru". Then, a few days ago, a student of Debi's gave her a similar one from the same California Mission. When a friend of Debi's (Kasey Andruski) from church saw the creche, she exclaimed "I have that same nativity! My parents got it for me in Peru!" Debi was excited to finally have a creche from South America to add to her collection.
Traditional Nativity 2010The students at school had a fundraiser and one of the items available for purchase was this traditional nativity, so Debi bought it to add to her collection.
