THE GERMAN POW NATIVITY

Welcome, hope you are enjoying a great day.  It seems appropriate this Sunday to share this.

  This time of year I have my heart interest is in  Nativity Sets.  I've several I have collected thru the years and display all of them during the Christmas season.

We have taken our grandchildren to visit this and will continue to do so when they visit on Christmas.  It truly is the "Reason for the Season".

There is a very nice write up about  the German POW Nativity located in the town close to us where we do most of our local shopping.   Here is a website to read the unique story.
http://mojotraveler.com/german-pow-nativity-in-algona-iowa/

It took a small group of German prisoners of war in Algona more than four months to construct a nativity scene with 65 figures at half of life size. It is on display annually in December at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds.

Earlier weeks this towns Historical Society featured many beautiful OLD Nativity's people let them display for others to visit.  I took my mother for an afternoon of fun.  But I forgot about taking photos.... Nativity's were displayed from all corners of this world.  So very unique.

This one was taken from our church, a few years back.  It is old and I will try to find out the date this started to be displayed.  I remember as a child, my grandfather took me up to the very front of church to see it up closer and gave me a quarter to put in a small little dish as an offering.  I remember it as clear as yesterday.

Here is a post I did of a Nativity I created for my mother and now have in our home:
http://littletreasures-sylvia.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-nativity.html
And maybe before the season ends this year I can photo the rest of my collection and share with you.

Hope you stop by the website and read about the  German Prisoners of War that were in Algona
Thanks for stopping by.