some of the figures date from the 18th century hubert houghton, i came up with the idea of creating a communal crush out of individual nativity scenes. the argument that it's only right crushes have a tradition that goes back to 150 years here. hallmarks of and though these nativity scenes are wonderful, they don't do much good sitting at home. we want to show off these family treasures limits like oh, phyllis berg is located in northern bavaria. not far from the chick border. here locals on a mission to preserve the tradition of carving wooden crushes. in the less busy winter months, the workers who build plus bergs famous glass melting furnaces past the time whittling. the fruits of their labours have been displayed every 5 years since 1970 baby jesus in the manger is at the heart of every crash. it's thought that the 1st nativity figures were created in italy in the 13th century. to better explain the bible story of jesus as birth to people who were illiterate. lilyanne hibler sperski water. any one born in plus back comes into contact with this custom somewhere like it's all like