Word: manger
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...away, in the old city of Jerusalem, Christians for centuries had been worshipping the empty tomb of Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Christ's resurrection, after all, is the main foundation of the faith, proof that a boy born to a carpenter's wife in a manger...
...most impressive crèches is adjacent to the city hall in Quincy, Mass. On the grounds of Hancock Cemetery—where 69 revolutionary war soldiers, former Harvard University president Leonard Hoar, and generations of the Adams and Quincy families are buried—a huge manger with a near-life-size replication of the Holy Night dominates the scene. Complete with real straw, a particularly cheerful baby Jesus looks on as barnyard animals bow and respectful wise men bear their gifts. An angel with the words “In Excelsis Deo” streaming across her body...
...focused on buying gifts this month than the rest of the population, and when members of that religion make up an overwhelming majority of the population of the U.S. (just under 80 percent), pandering to purchasers who happen to believe that the son of God was born in a manger in the modern West Bank on Dec. 25 some 2,000 years ago seems like a fairly practical business decision. (Gentiles, be warned: any stories that your Jewish classmates might have told you in school about eight days of gifts and midnight visits from someone named Harry Hanukkah are strictly...
...café would actually be used. As Currier resident Aaron Kolenda ’08 put it, “Nobody goes to this library, do they?” Despite some student’s concerns, Paul J. McLoughlin II, Assistant Dean of the College and Project Manger for the SOCH, seemed confident that the center would be a valuable resource for the college. “On a campus where space is so precious, this is 40,000 square feet for student space,” says McLoughlin. Hopefully, students will find that the space is better filled...
...HENRY MANGER...