Living nativity showcases Nebraska farm animals to tell the Christmas story

Amy Hadachek
Dec 2, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

Nativity Scene 1.jpg — The living nativity’s 1888 barn is filled with stable animals in separate pens as a big part in telling the Christmas story.
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A living nativity in an 1888 Nebraska barn mixes agriculture with the Christmas story, focused on the animals in the quiet of the night when Jesus was born.

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Nativity Scene 3.jpg — At the living nativity near Murdock, Neb., by touching the animals and observing them, visitors learn about the Christmas story from the lives around the manger.
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Nativity Scene 2.jpg — Volunteers at each pen tell about stable animals during the living nativity near Murdock, Neb.
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Nativity Scene 4.jpg — What is a manger is the question answered here, during the living nativity tour.
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Reporter Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at amy.hadachek@midwestmessenger.com.