Manger, as we say in Argentina, Bethlehem as it is called in Spain, Birth ... Portal .... Christmas Crib…. Are some names we use to call the representation of Jesus' birth and is, definitely, The par excellence of Christmas since it entails all the meaning of this Christian party.
In this church a huge star nestled on the ground, indicates the place where the Birth of Jesus
Church of the Nativity in Belen a 9 Kilometers of Jerusalem
The representation of the birth of Jesus It was in the average age of preaching the word of God. In the twelfth century San Francisco de Asís For the celebration of the Mass of Christmas The tradition of the manger began, representing it in a cave in a mountain in the small town of Wandering between Assisi Y Roma considering this Manger Like the first Franciscan Bethlehem. On that occasion no figures like the ones we see today were used today, But if an ox had been taken to the place, A mule. It was in that framework where San Francisco He celebrated the birth of Jesus and some texts narrate that a man would have had a vision of a baby to sleep in his arms. Many consider this manger as the first Living manger. This tradition was continued by the Franciscans who later, They took care of preparing the manger now if with various human and animal figures.
There are also testimonies that indicate that in the fourth century there would have been the representation of the birth of Jesus that included animals, hides at those times in Roman catacombs, caves or places used for Christian worship.
This is how this tradition of representing the birth of Jesus, The Bethlehem or Persebre, that is born in Italy, It extends later in some European countries, although in others it was rejected. Later in the 18th century it also arrives in America. Today is a religious and popular tradition.
Here are some images of mangers in different cities:
Napoles, Italy
Sorrento Italy
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Vienna, Austria
Zürich, Switzerland
The Belenes Today we are only exposed in places of worship and churches, There are also families that open their doors to the public to exhibit their mangers, as there are also in museums, public walks and squares. In San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Tenerife, One of the first mangers outside a religious sphere of the country is exposed. Today that place, that was a private house, has been transformed into Tenerife History Museum And even there you can see the first nativity scene, Genoa.
San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain
La Orotava, Tenerife, Spain
Malaga, Spain
There are currently and existing since the nineteenth century Belenist associations, dedicated to the development and care of the art of nativity scenes, Those that make meetings and congresses where various topics related to this tradition are presented and various positions and definitions are discussed.
Thus the figures in the mangers will represent María, José and the Child Jesus, an ox and a mule in a stable, barn or grotto. They can also include and other figures that include shepherds, sheep, Labradores, children, Some include the Magi and their camels, The star that guided the magicians and the angel who spoke to Joseph. Many mangers have a wide development in which they include the representation of the birth of Jesus, Other scenes of the daily life of the people and its people. Counting many times all the history of the arrival of the Messiah And these scenes are represented from the announcement to Maria from the arrival of the child.
Luján, Buenos Aires
There are simple and modest, There are broad and with greater development, But in essence, All nativity scenes, Mangers, Portals, They contain the same desire that is to transmit from the representation of what was that humble birth, the greatness of Christmas spirit.
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