While travelling back from Ipoh to Sitiawan, my attention was drawn to the nativity scene enacted at the Ayer Tawar Methodist Church. From afar, it looked so good that I made a detour to check out the scene. I was not disappointed as the manger scene looked just as good up close.
The members of that church who were involved in the project must be commended for the lovely display that they have put up. I was told that the exhibition was not completed. They were going to put lights to the exhibition and also make a few more additions. One of these nights, Lai Yoong and I will take a drive to Ayer Tawar to look at the completed manger scene, complete with lights. It will most certainly be a beautiful scene. For those who do not know what a nativity scene is, you can find the explanation below.
NATIVITY SCENE
A nativity scene or crèche also known as a manger scene, or crib) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the scene of the birth of Jesus.While the term "nativity scene" may be used of any representation of the very common subject of the Nativity of Jesus in art, it has a more specialized sense referring to seasonal displays, either using model figures in a setting or enactments called "living nativity scenes" in which real humans and animals participate. Nativity scenes exhibit figures representing the infant Jesus, his mother Mary, and Joseph. Other characters from the nativity story such as shepherds and sheep, and angels may be displayed near the manger in a barn (or cave) intended to accommodate farm animals, as described in the gospels of Luke. A donkey and an ox are typically depicted in the scene, as well as the Magi and camels belonging to the Magi described in the Matthew. Several cultures add other characters and objects that may be Biblical or not.
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