Creche

Tonight we went to the last Creche exhibit ever. It was amazing, Creche is Nativity in french ( I think ). This is the 25th year our ward has done this exhibit. They feature around 1000 different nativities from 111 different countries. We made a slideshow of our pictures (it is kind of a fast one). It really was awesome and I am sad they will not being doing it again but so glad I got to go at least once. One of my favorite creches was the french santon village one, it was amazing.
"A santon is a small hand-painted figurine cast in terracotta or a similar material that is used for building nativity scenes. Santons are a traditional product of the Provence region of southeastern France. A maker of santons is called a santonnier.
The word "santon" comes from the Provençal "santoun," or "little saint." They became popular during the French Revolution, when the churches were closed and the larger, traditional nativity scenes in churches prohibited. Smaller figurines began appearing in homes, and quickly gained popularity." (From wikipedia)

There was so much more behind the Santon Village nativities but I don't think I could summarize it all here. Anyway it was amazing.