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Christmas in the Attic
Sep 18, 2007 8:12 AM GMT Source:
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This year, as every year, the museum (a secret church in an attic) is geared up for Christmas. From basement to attic: the museum is full of Christmas decorations, Nativity scenes and a festive table. A special feature is the display of Santons, Nativity scenes from Provence in southern France. Traditional arrangements generally depict a handful of figures in a stable; Santons show far more, not just the birth of Christ. The central figures are accompanied by typical characters from everyday

Sint in the Attic: Clothes, Lace and Cartoons
Sep 18, 2007 7:43 AM GMT Source:
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St Nicolas CostumesIn the course of his long life, St Nicolas has had quite a few changes of costume. As bishop of Myra he wore the ensemble of an Orthodox prelate. As the St Nicolas cult grew in the West he adopted the garb of a Roman Catholic bishop. A



