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52-492: The town parts of Jindřichův Hradec I–V and the villages of Buk, Děbolín, Dolní Radouň, Dolní Skrýchov, Horní Žďár, Matná, Otín, Políkno and Radouňka are administrative parts of Jindřichův Hradec. Jindřichův Hradec is located about 42 kilometres (26 mi) northeast of České Budějovice . It lies in the Křemešník Highlands . The highest point is the hill Rýdův kopec at 553 m (1,814 ft) above sea level. The town

104-585: A Neapolitan presepio. The presepio was handcrafted between 1700 and 1830, and re-creates the nativity within a panorama of 18th-century Italian village life. More than 100 human and angelic figures, along with animals, accessories, and architectural elements, cover 250 square feet and create a depiction of the nativity as seen through the eyes of Neapolitan artisans and collectors. The Radio City Christmas Spectacular , an annual musical holiday stage show presented at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, features

156-499: A 20 feet (6.1 m) blue spruce . Static nativity scenes depict Jesus, Mary, Joseph, farm animals, and sometimes other characters. While most home nativity scenes are packed away at Christmas or shortly thereafter, nativity scenes in churches usually remain on display until the feast of the Baptism of the Lord . The nativity scene may not accurately reflect gospel events. With no basis in

208-618: A Gothic building, later rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The town castle and palace is the third largest in the country after those in Prague and Český Krumlov . It covers nearly 3 ha (7.4 acres). The regional museum is located in a Renaissance building that was once the Jesuit seminary. It appeared in the town in 1882 and is one of the oldest regional museums in Bohemia. The most well-known item in

260-712: A Living Nativity segment with live animals. In 2005, President of the United States of America, George W. Bush and his wife, First Lady of the United States , Laura Bush displayed an 18th-century Italian presepio . The presepio was donated to the White House in the last decades of the 20th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh annually display Neapolitan Baroque nativity scenes which both originated from

312-589: A backdrop setting of a stable. Different traditions of nativity scenes emerged in different countries. Hand-painted santons are popular in Provence . In southern Germany, Austria and Trentino-Alto Adige , the wooden figurines are handcut. Colorful szopki are typical in Poland . In the United States, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City annually displays a Neapolitan Baroque nativity scene before

364-672: A cave near the Sanctuary of Greccio in the Central Italy town of Greccio . The very small chapel where it is said to have taken place survives. The painting over its altar, and others before 1400, by Giotto at the Assisi Lower Church, and by Antonio Vite in Pistoia , depict Saint Francis kneeling and placing a small baby into a chest-like manger. Giotto adds a miniature ox and ass. A substantial set of stone figures by Arnolfo di Cambio ,

416-470: A dramatic rather than sculptural rendition, is attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi . Francis' 1223 living nativity scene is commemorated on the calendars of the Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican liturgical calendars, and its creation is described by Saint Bonaventure in his Life of Saint Francis of Assisi c.  1260 . Saint Francis' manger scene is said to have been enacted at Christmas 1223 in

468-652: A festival known as "Belenismo sa Tarlac". Perhaps the best known nativity scene in America is the Neapolitan Baroque Crèche displayed annually in the Medieval Sculpture Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Its backdrop is a 1763 choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid and a twenty-foot blue spruce decorated with a host of 18th-century angels. The nativity figures are placed at

520-627: A leading sculptor of the day, was made for Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome around 1290. The surviving portion includes figures for the Holy Family , the Three Kings , and the ox and ass from the neck up. The scene's popularity inspired much imitation throughout Christian countries , and in the early modern period sculpted cribs, often exported from Italy, were set up in many Christian churches and homes. These elaborate scenes reached their artistic apogee in

572-572: A traditional and authentic nativity Scene is on display at St. Elizabeth's Parish, Dandenong North. This annual Australian Nativity Scene creator and artist Wilson Fernandez has been building and creating the traditional nativity scenes since 2003 at St. Elizabeth's Parish. To mark this special event, Most Reverend Denis Hart Archbishop of Melbourne celebrated the Vigil Mass and blessed the nativity scene on Saturday, 14 December 2013. Australian Nativity Scene (ANS) gained popularity and recognition over

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624-706: Is 85.6 km (53.2 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 1,000.8 km (386.4 sq mi). The sources and longest tributaries of the Nežárka are: The most notable settlement on the river is the town of Jindřichův Hradec , other settlements on the river are Jarošov nad Nežárkou , Rodvínov and Stráž nad Nežárkou . The river flows through the municipal territories of Jarošov nad Nežárkou, Rodvínov, Horní Skrýchov , Jindřichův Hradec, Dolní Žďár , Lásenice , Stráž nad Nežárkou, Plavsko , Hatín , Novosedly nad Nežárkou , Kardašova Řečice , Val , Drahov , Vlkov and Veselí nad Lužnicí . The lower course of

676-575: Is a representation of the birth of Jesus traditionally set in Naples in the 18th century. The Neapolitan crib art has remained unchanged for centuries, becoming part of the most consolidated and followed Christmas traditions of the city. Famous in Naples, in fact, is the well-known via dei presepi (via San Gregorio Armeno) which offers a showcase of all the local crafts concerning the nativity scene. Moreover, there are numerous city and non-city museums (such as

728-592: Is also an annual, highly publicized nativity scene at the St. Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. The Czech Republic , and the cultures represented in its predecessors i.e. Czechoslovakia and the lands of former Bohemia , have a long tradition regarding betlémy (literally "Bethlehems"), crèches. The tradition of home nativity scenes is often traced to the 1782 ban of church and institutional crèches by emperor Joseph II , officially responding to public disturbances and

780-532: Is celebrated by Australians in a number of ways. In Australia, it is summer season and is very hot during Christmas time. During the Christmas time, locals and visitors visit places around their towns and suburbs to view the outdoor and indoor displays. All over the towns, the places are lit with colorful and modern spectacular lighting displays. The displays of nativity scenes with Aussie featured native animals like kangaroos and koalas are also evident. In Melbourne,

832-566: Is focused mainly on services. The largest employer in the town is the hospital. The largest industrial companies are DK Open (food producer) and Pollmann CZ (manufacturer of car parts), both employing more than 250 people. Jindřichův Hradec is located at the crossroads of two main roads, which are parts of the European route E551 : the I/23, which connects the South Bohemian Region with Brno , and

884-653: Is formed by the confluence of the Kamenice and Žirovnice in Jarošov nad Nežárkou , and is 56.0 km (34.8 mi) long. In a broader point of view, the Nežárka (as Kamenice) originates in the territory of Těmice in the Křemešník Highlands , on the slope of the Bohutín hill at an elevation of 669 m (2,195 ft) and flows to Veselí nad Lužnicí , where it enters the Lužnice River at an elevation of 407 m (1,335 ft). It

936-404: Is from 1220, when a Gothic castle was built on the site of the former gord by the owner of the estate, Jindřich I Vítkovec (founder of the line of lords of Hradec). In the mid-13th century, a settlement was founded by the castle and named after the founder of the castle. The current name Jindřichův Hradec is documented first in 1410. In the late 16th century, when Jindřichův Hradec was owned by

988-485: Is on display in southern Bohemian town Jindřichův Hradec . It figures as the largest mechanical nativity scene in the world in the Guinness Book of World Records . Gingerbread nativity scenes and cribs in the church of St. Matthew in Šárka (Prague 6 Dejvice ) have around 200 figures and houses, the tradition dates from since 1972; every year new ones are baked and after holidays eaten. The Neapolitan nativity scene

1040-652: Is organised by Associazione Amici di Lancianovecchia Museums dedicated specifically to paper nativity scenes exist in Pečky (Czech Republic). Nativity scenes have not escaped controversy . A life-sized scene in the United Kingdom featuring waxwork celebrities provoked outrage in 2004, and, in Spain, a city council forbade the exhibition of a traditional toilet humor character in a public nativity scene. Nativity scenes have been involved in controversies and lawsuits surrounding

1092-533: Is situated at the confluence of the Nežárka River and the stream Hamerský potok , and on the shore of the fishpond Vajgar (built on the Hamerský potok), which is one of the symbols of the town. It is a 49 ha (120 acres) large pond established in 1399. There is a significant amount of other fishponds in the municipal territory. The predecessor of today's town was a Slavic gord . The first written mention of Hradec

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1144-614: Is suitable for beginner paddlers. Nativity scene In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene , crib , crèche ( / k r ɛ ʃ / or / k r eɪ ʃ / ), or in Italian presepio or presepe , or Bethlehem ) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season , of art objects representing the birth of Jesus . While the term "nativity scene" may be used of any representation of

1196-591: The Child Jesus , to the Holy Family and the shepherds, were placed ladies and gentlemen of the nobility, representatives of the bourgeoisie of the time, vendors with their banks and miniatures of cheese, bread, sheep, pigs, ducks or geese, and typical figures of the time like Roma fortune tellers predicting the future, people playing cards, housewives doing shopping, dogs, cats and chickens. In southern Italy, living nativity scenes ( presepe vivente ) are extremely popular. They may be elaborate affairs, featuring not only

1248-552: The Gospel of Luke . A donkey and an ox are typically depicted in the scene, and the Magi and their camels, described in the Gospel of Matthew , are also included. Many also include a representation of the Star of Bethlehem . Several cultures add other characters and objects that may or may not be Biblical. The first living nativity scene, attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi , occurred in 1223 in

1300-827: The Papal State , in Emilia , in the Kingdom of Naples and in Genoa . In the tradition of the Moravian Church , nativity scenes have been the center of the Christmas putz , which is "built to tell the Good News of the coming of the Christ Child" and "is the Gospel in miniature from Isaiah’s prophecy and Mary’s annunciation to the visit of the wisemen and the flight into Egypt." For Moravian Christians,

1352-555: The museum of San Martino or the Royal Palace of Caserta ) in which historical pieces or entire scenes set during the birth of Jesus are exhibited. In the majority- Catholic Philippines , miniature, full-scale, or giant dioramas or tableaus of the nativity scene are known as Belén (from the Spanish name for Bethlehem ). They were introduced by the Spanish since the 16th century. They are an iconic and ubiquitous Christmas symbol in

1404-467: The I/34 from České Budějovice to Havlíčkův Brod and Svitavy . Jindřichův Hradec lies on the railway line from Plzeň to Horní Cerekev via České Budějovice. There is also a narrow-gauge railway leading from Jindřichův Hradec to Nová Bystřice . It was operated by Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy company and serves mostly as a tourist attraction. A gymnasium , today known as Gymnázium Vitězslava Nováka,

1456-490: The Italian town of Greccio . Francis had been inspired by his visit to the Holy Land , where he had been shown Jesus's traditional birthplace . Distinctive nativity scenes and traditions have been created around the world, and are displayed during the Christmas season in churches, homes, shopping malls, and other venues, and occasionally on public lands and in public buildings. Nativity scenes have not escaped controversy, and in

1508-560: The Kamenice, which is its main source, the Nežárka is 85.6 km (53.2 mi) long. Without the Kamenice, it is 56.0 km (34.8 mi) long. The river was originally named Včelnice. Around 1500, it began to be called Nežárka after the suburb of the same name in Jindřichův Hradec . It was officially renamed in 1654. From a water management point of view, the Nežárka, Kamenice and Žirovnice are three different rivers with separate numbering of river kilometres . The Nežárka itself

1560-500: The Nežárka flows through the Třeboň Basin , which is known for its fishponds . There are 528 bodies of water larger than 1 ha in the basin area and many smaller. The largest body of water in the basin area is the Holná (or Velká Holná) Pond with an area of 230 ha (570 acres). There are no ponds or reservoirs built directly on the Nežárka. The Nežárka is suitable for river tourism . It

1612-777: The Philippines, on par with the parol (Christmas lanterns depicting the Star of Bethlehem ) which are often incorporated into the scene as the source of illumination. Both the Belén and the parol were the traditional Christmas decorations in Filipino homes before Americans introduced the Christmas tree . Most churches in the Philippines also transform their altars into a Belén at Christmas. They are also found in schools (which also hold nativity plays ), government buildings, commercial establishments, and in public spaces. The city of Tarlac holds an annual competition of giant Belén in

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1664-658: The United States and a list of permanent exhibits of nativity scenes in other parts of the world. The Bavarian National Museum displays a notable collection of nativity scenes from the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries. Every year in Lanciano, Abruzzo (Italy), a nativity scene exhibition (called in Italian "Riscopriamo il presepe") takes place at Auditorium Diocleziano, usually until 6 January. An average of one hundred nativity scenes are shown, coming from every region of Italy. There are also many nativity scenes made by local kindergarten, primary, secondary and high school. The event

1716-514: The United States of America their inclusion on public lands or in public buildings has provoked court challenges. The tradition of the nativity scene comes from Italy. One of the earliest representation in art of the nativity was found in the early Christian Roman catacomb of Saint Valentine . It dates to about AD 380. Another, of similar date, is beneath the pulpit in Sant'Ambrogio, Milan . The first seasonal nativity scene, which seems to have been

1768-471: The Vigil Mass on the first Sunday of Advent (Saturday 2 December). Here is an article to mark the celebration - ‘Back in time’: Australian Nativity Scene celebrates 20 years Bethlehem Live is an all-volunteer living nativity produced by Gateway Christian Community Church in Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada. The production includes a reconstruction of the ancient town of Bethlehem and seven individual vignettes. There

1820-618: The Virgin Mary. The Church of Ascension of the Virgin Mary is known for its 68.3 m (224 ft) tall tower open to the public, and for marked 15° meridian that passes through the courtyard of the church. Other churches include Church of Saint Catherine with a Franciscan monastery, Church of the Holy Trinity, Church of Saint James the Great, Church of Saint Wenceslaus, Evangelical church, and former Church of Saint Elizabeth. The Jewish cemetery

1872-498: The classic nativity scene but also a mock rural 19th-century village, complete with artisans in traditional costumes working at their trades. These attract many visitors and have been televised on RAI . In 2010, the old city of Matera in Basilicata hosted the world's largest living nativity scene of the time, which was performed in the historic center, Sassi . A donkey (or ass) and an ox typically appear in nativity scenes. Besides

1924-528: The collection of Eugenio Catello. The Universalis Foederatio Praesepistica , World association of Friends of Cribs was founded in 1952, counting today 20 national associations dedicated to this subject. The Central office is in Austria. In the United States and Canada Friends of the Creche has over 200 members, with a major conference every two years. FotC maintains a list of permanent exhibits of nativity scenes in

1976-412: The end of the 17th century, economic importance also declined. In 1773 and 1801 respectively, the town was damaged by large fires and many houses have undergone building modifications. Part of the town walls was demolished and a new large park was established on the border between Old Town and New Town. In 1887, the town was connected by railway with Veselí nad Lužnicí and Jihlava . The town's economy

2028-520: The gospels, for example, the shepherds, the Magi, and the ox and ass may be displayed together at the manger. The art form can be traced back to eighteenth-century Naples, Italy . Neapolitan nativity scenes do not represent Palestine at the time of Jesus but the life of the Naples of 1700, during the Bourbon period. Families competed with each other to produce the most elegant and elaborate scenes and so, next to

2080-758: The large outdoor Christmas displays sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Each holiday season, from Light Up Night in November through Epiphany in January, the Pittsburgh Crèche is on display in downtown Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Creche is the world's only authorized replica of the Vatican's Christmas crèche, on display in St. Peter's Square in Rome. Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art also displays

2132-561: The last members of the Hradec family, the town has reached the peak of its development. The houses and the castle were rebuilt from Gothic into the Renaissance style, and the town spread beyond the town walls. After the Thirty Years' War , in 1654, Jindřichův Hradec was the second largest town in the Kingdom of Bohemia with 405 houses. Soon after, however, it lost its political importance, and at

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2184-571: The museum is the Krýza's crèche , the largest mechanical nativity scene in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records . There are several churches in the town, the most notable are the three in the historic centre: Church of Saint John the Baptist with the nearby building that once housed minorite monks and was later an infirmary, Church of Saint Mary Magdalene , and Church of Ascension of

2236-462: The nativity scene serves to celebrate "the story of the wonder of Christ’s birth so that the Son of God can be welcomed into the hearts of the home at the Christmas." By the end of the 19th century nativity scenes became widely popular in many Christian denominations, and many versions in various sizes and made of various materials, such as terracotta , paper, wood, wax, and ivory , were marketed, often with

2288-463: The necessity of animals for an operating manger, this is an allusion to the Book of Isaiah : "the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider" ( Isaiah 1:3 ). The Gospels mention neither an ox and nor a donkey, however. Another source for the tradition might be the extracanonical text the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew of the 7th century. Christmas

2340-509: The poor", became one major expression, as well as wood-carved ones, some of them complex and detailed. Many major Czech artists, sculptors and illustrators have as a significant part of their legacy the crèches that they created. The following people are known for creating Czech paper crèches: Tomáš Krýza (1838–1918) built in a period of over 60 years a nativity scene covering 60 m (length 17 m, size and height 2 m) which contains 1,398 figures of humans and animals, of which 133 are moveable. It

2392-708: The principle of accommodationism . In 1969, the American Civil Liberties Union did not want a nativity scene at The Ellipse . After the matter was resolved by the United States Court of Appeals , the nativity scene was not displayed in 1973. In 1985, the United States Supreme Court ruled in ACLU v. Scarsdale, New York that nativity scenes on public lands were unconstitutional unless they also displayed non-religious symbols. This principle

2444-492: The resulting "loss of dignity" of such displays. As this followed the Edict of Toleration proclaimed the previous year, it reduced State support of the Catholic church in this multi-confessional land. The Museum of Nativity Scenes in Třebechovice pod Orebem has over 400 examples dated from the 18th until early 20th century, including the Probošt's mechanical Christmas crib , so called Třebechovice's Bethlehem . The issue of cost arose, and paper-cut crèches, "the crèche of

2496-402: The tree's base. The crèche was the gift of Loretta Hines Howard in 1964, and the choir screen was the gift of The William Randolph Hearst Foundation in 1956. Both this presepio and the one displayed in Pittsburgh originated from the collection of Eugenio Catello. A life-size nativity scene has been displayed annually at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah for several decades as part of

2548-407: The very common subject of the Nativity of Jesus in art , it has a more specialized sense referring to seasonal displays, in particular sets of individual sculptural figures and props that are arranged for display. Other characters from the nativity story, such as shepherds, sheep, and angels may be displayed near the manger in a barn (or cave) intended to accommodate farm animals, as described in

2600-476: The years and in December 2016, the Australian Channel 7 captured the news of this famous creativity. Shalom World , the Catholic, commercial-free, 24/7, HD family entertainment channel, reached out to the world with a live telecast on Australian Nativity Scene on 24 December 2022. On 2 December 2023, Australian Nativity Scene marked its 20 years—a great moment for St Elizabeth’s Parish in Dandenong. To mark this occasion, Archbishop Peter A Comensoli celebrated

2652-436: Was founded around 1400. The oldest preserved tombstone is from 1638. Jindřichův Hradec is twinned with: Ne%C5%BE%C3%A1rka The Nežárka ( pronunciation ; German : Naser ) is a river in the Czech Republic , a right tributary of the Lužnice River. It flows through the South Bohemian Region . It is formed by the confluence of the Kamenice and Žirovnice rivers in Jarošov nad Nežárkou . Together with

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2704-434: Was founded in 1595, making it one of the oldest non-university schools in Central Europe. The town's basketball club is GBA Lions Jindřichův Hradec. It played in the National Basketball League until 2018. The historic centre of Jindřichův Hradec is formed by the Míru Square with adjacent streets and the castle. The landmarks of the square are the former Gothic town hall, rebuilt several times; and Langer's house, originally

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