OLYMPIA -- It may not be peace on Earth but for now Washington has declared a truce in the so-called "War on Christmas." Nearly a year after state officials barred a Christmas Nativity scene from ...

Each year, Greccio, Italy, reenacts a living Nativity scene paying homage to Saint Francis of Assisi, who is credited with starting the exhibition that represents the birth of Jesus.

“Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first nativity scene in 1223 at Greccio, central Italy, in an attempt to place the emphasis of Christmas upon the worship Origins, early ...