Epiphany

Today is Epiphany, from the Greek word for revelation, where the church celebrates Christ being revealed to the world. In different traditions, this day either focuses on remembering the visit of the Magi (the first revelation of Christ to gentiles), the baptism of Christ by John (where the voice of the Father reveals Christ's identity, the starting point of his earthly ministry), or even the turning of water into wine at Cana (Christ's first miracle). Since I'm here in the west, I'll focus on this as the Feast of the Three Kings, with Monsterbricks' Givers of Gifts.

Oh come, let us adore him

FansoSac built this nativity scene.

What child is this?

Several years ago, Eric Harshbarger made this great nativity scene mosaic.

On the tweflth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this minimalist creche by Yomasta19. Hmm, I think next year I'll change it up a bit by featuring twelve days of angels.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by simsaudio.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this post-apocolyptic creche by JETfri.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by children attending Christmas services at All Saints Church, Ringsfield, England. (Btw, if you're ever in Suffolk, this group of churches dating back centuries look fascinating. I'd love to visit them. The church I attend was probably built in the 1970s.)

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by David Costa. Happy New Year!

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by Jesper girl.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by LegomanNZ.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by Zeity121. BTW, this was actually for a pre-Christmas display, so Mary is still great with child.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by rica_serapio.

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by Kloou. Be sure to follow the link for all of the fun Easter eggs.

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... another creche, this one by Marin Stipkovic (also check out Marin's Christmas trees).

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...

... this creche by Amida (follow the link for more holiday-themed creations).

Christmas Crib

I've been really bad about blogging for the last month, and therefore I missed a ton of Christmas-themed MOCs, such as Birgburg's Christmas Crib. It's still the Epiphany season, depending on the denominational calendar, so this is still relevant, right?

Nativity

eTi made this Nativity.

Once in Royal David's City

Time to turn our attention to Christmas. Michael Shroeder made this wonderful nativity: Once in Royal David's City.

The glories of His righteousness and wonders of His love.

On the twelfth day of LEGO nativity scenes, 1wave gave to us, Xmas krippe.

And makes the nations prove

On the eleventh day of LEGO nativity scenes, Aethelfled gave to us manger scene.