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In 1956, a priest named Fr. Louis Coffey had an idea. He wanted to bring the Bible alive for poor children in Dublin with a Christmas focus and using, what was at the time, quite advanced mechanical figures. He created a series of tableaux which wre called "The Moving Crib". The human figures are about 2 feet high.

The crib is housed in a series of rooms under a small oratory, St. Martin's in Parnell Square in Dublin. Entry has always been completely free.

The scenes tell the story of Christmas starting right back at Adam and Eve and culminating in the Presentation at the Temple after the nativity. There is also a quick nod to Saint Nicholas.

Each November, The Moving Crib is carefully assembled by a team of volunteers and then disassembled again in January and stored with care for the next year. It is also curated by a team of volunteers.

We visit most years. DD (youngest child) is now 10 and we were there yesterday.

If you would like to see it this video shows it (it also has a couple of inserts of original tv coverage of The Moving Crib)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag0vtdKeyPk

Yes! Today is DH's Birthday! We will celebrate tomorrow, and Christmas morning! Going over to our little friend's house.... Rosie and Jim for Prime Rib tomorrow afternoon! We are just messing around today, also going shopping....

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We DID! We went out to buy more kerosene, for our little heater, then over to Super Walmart for "stuff" .... then we sat in their McDonald's and split a Quarterpounder meal with a big Sweet Tea...Ha! So we enjoyed that.... Frozen Pizza is what he wants for dinner... Tomorrow afternoon we are having Prime-Rib at Rosie's!

Just wish DH felt as good as he did a few years ago..... He is only 78.... same as me.... but he has a hard-time having "fun".... We know our bodies are getting old, but our mind just has to stay happy no matter what........

Going to wrap more of his presents now.....

ho ho! I get it! Adam came before Eve right?

Dec 23rd is also Lille julaften (Little Christmas Eve) in Norway.

The day we trim the tree and start eating treats.

also watch "Dinner for One" on TV.

Feline, you got it! It comes from DH family. They would have Christmas Day at his dad's folks, and Christmas Eve at his mom's folks, and the day before they'd have their family Christmas and started calling it Christmas Adam, and we've always done that.

One more...

happy Christmas Loral and to everyone here.

Hope you are all on the "nice" list.

XXX

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