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Collecting Nativity Sets

Nothing is more fitting to collect for the Christmas season than the real reason the holiday is celebrated. There are as many different types Nativity sets as there are collectors. Pick a region of the world and there will a Nativity representing that area and culture of the people.

Creche Collector Mark Gilligan

Friends of the Creche Member Mark Gilligan

Collecting Nativity Sets

Mark Gilligan's Nativity and creche images

The Krakow Nativity

The first Thursday in December the market square in Krakow is turned into an art competition keeping alive a tradition dates back hundreds of years.

Nativity and Creches

Celebrating Christmas and decorating for Christmas for many people would not be complete without setting out their nativity set. The most beautiful ones are usually expensive and the best way to collect an heirloom nativity is a starting out with the main figures and adding to the set every year.

Wade Nativity Set from Red Rose Tea

The seven piece Wade Nativity Set from Red Rose Tea is a miniature work of art.

Christmas Collecting: Thomas Kinkade Nativity Tree

It's not quite a set, it's sort of a Christmas tree with the Nativity built into it. Thomas Kinkade's illuminated nativity tree.

Nativity Sets -- Veggie Tales

Nativity Sets -- Veggie Tales

Veggie Tales -- An Outdoor Nativity Set

Veggie Tales are big in our family. We scour the Internet for those hard to find toys, at Halloween we were dressed up as our favorite vegetables and for Christmas it was a natural to make an outdoor display for the city park's holiday display.

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