{"id":11819,"date":"2016-12-19T21:41:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T05:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.german-way.com\/?page_id=11819"},"modified":"2020-12-14T21:54:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T05:54:56","slug":"christmas-fact-22","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/german-christmas-facts\/christmas-fact-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Fact 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #006600;\">German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"color: #cc3300;\">22. Dezember – Nativity Scene<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Nativity Scene – <em>Weihnachtskrippe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9029\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9029\" data-attachment-id=\"9029\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/german-christmas-facts\/320px-velden_floating_nativity_scene-woerth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/320px-Velden_floating_nativity_scene-Woerth.jpg?fit=320%2C213&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,213\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"320px-Velden_floating_nativity_scene-Woerth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>caption<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/320px-Velden_floating_nativity_scene-Woerth.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/320px-Velden_floating_nativity_scene-Woerth.jpg?fit=320%2C213&ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9029\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/320px-Velden_floating_nativity_scene-Woerth.jpg?resize=320%2C213&ssl=1\" alt=\"caption\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/320px-Velden_floating_nativity_scene-Woerth.jpg?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/320px-Velden_floating_nativity_scene-Woerth.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Floating nativity scene on the W\u00f6rthersee’s Velden Bay in Austria.<\/strong> PHOTO: Johann Jaritz, Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first known three-dimensional representation of the nativity scene (<em>Krippenbild<\/em> or <em>Weihnachtskrippe<\/em>), as we understand it today, appeared in Prague in 1562, although theatrical and other representations of the manger scene date back to the 1200s. Following the Prague model, nativity scenes later appeared in churches in Munich (1607), Innsbruck (1608) and Salzburg (1615).<\/p>\n<p>Especially in wood-carving regions, beautifully carved wooden versions of <em>die Krippe<\/em> (crib, cr\u00e9che, manger) and nativity figures are still traditional. In some regions, large life-sized replicas of the scene of Jesus\u2019 birth are annual attractions. Self-made miniature Krippen by children and hobbyists are also popular. See the links below for some German and Austrian Krippenbild examples.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9030\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9030\" data-attachment-id=\"9030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/german-christmas-facts\/640px-papierkrippenberg_trebitsch_1885\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>caption<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9030\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1\" alt=\"caption\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885.jpg?w=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/640px-Papierkrippenberg_Trebitsch_1885.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>An elaborate German paper nativity scene from 1885. The figures are about five inches (13 cm) tall.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WEB > <a title=\"Web link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.groedner-schnitzereien.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holzschnitzereien aus dem Gr\u00f6dnertal in M\u00fcnchen<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Krippenfiguren<\/em> – woodcarved figures<br \/>\nWEB > <a title=\"Web link\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weihnachtskrippe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weihnachtskrippe<\/a> – Wikipedia, Deutsch<br \/>\nWEB > <a title=\"Web link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nativity_scene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nativity scene<\/a> – Wikipedia, English<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/german-christmas-facts\/christmas-fact-2\/gw-garland-600x150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gw-garland-600x150-1.png?fit=600%2C150&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Garland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gw-garland-600x150-1.png?fit=300%2C75&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gw-garland-600x150-1.png?fit=600%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gw-garland-600x150-1.png?resize=300%2C75&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Back<\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/advent-calendar-christmas-facts\/\">Advent Calendar with Christmas Facts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Pages<\/strong><br \/>\nAT THE GERMAN WAY<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"A-to-Z Guide to Christmas Traditions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/a-to-z-guide-to-christmas-traditions\/\">Christmas from A to Z<\/a> – German Christmas traditions and terms<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Advent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/advent\/\">Advent<\/a> – The Latin word means \u201carrival.\u201d This custom begins on the first Advent Sunday around December 1.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Christmas Photo Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/photo-gallery\/christmas-in-germany-berlin\/\">Photo Gallery: Christmas in Germany – Berlin<\/a> – A visual tour of Christmas markets and other December sights in Berlin<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cultural Comparisons: Christmas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/cultural-comparisons\/cultural-comparisons-christmas\/\">Christmas in the USA and Germany<\/a>– A comparison chart<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Christmas carols\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/german-language\/german-christmas-carols\/\">German Christmas Carols<\/a> – Popular carols with lyrics in German and English<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Barbarazweig\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/barbarazweig\/\">Barbarazweig<\/a> – The legend and the Christmas custom<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Epiphany and the Sternsinger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/epiphany-sternsinger\/\">Epiphany and the <em>Sternsinger<\/em><\/a> – January 6 in the Germanic Christmas tradition<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Thanksgiving in Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/thanksgiving-in-germany\/\">Erntedank<\/a> (\u201charvest thanksgiving\u201d) or <em>Erntedankfest<\/em> in Germany and Austria is different from the American Thanksgiving tradition.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Nicholas - Nikolaus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/saint-nicholas\/\">St. Nicholas<\/a> – The many German St. Nicks<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Thomas Nast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/notable-people\/featured-bios\/thomas-nast\/\">Thomas Nast<\/a> created the modern Santa image.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Christmas Pickle Ornament\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/the-christmas-pickle-ornament\/\">The Christmas Pickle Ornament<\/a> – Fact or fiction?<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Stille Nacht \u2013 Silent Night\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/stille-nacht-silent-night\/\">Silent Night (Stille Nacht)<\/a> – Our \u201cSilent Night\u201d page has the true story and related links.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Holidays and Celebrations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/\">Holidays and Celebrations<\/a> in Austria, Germany and Switzerland<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Glass Christmas Ornaments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/holidays-and-celebrations\/christmas\/glass-christmas-ornaments\/\">Glass Ornaments<\/a> – a history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Legal Notice:<\/strong> We are not responsible for the content of external links.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 22. Dezember – Nativity Scene Nativity Scene – Weihnachtskrippe The first known three-dimensional representation of the nativity scene (Krippenbild or Weihnachtskrippe), as we understand it today, appeared in Prague in 1562, although theatrical and other representations of the manger scene date back to the 1200s. 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