Outdoor Christmas Manger
Donkey Nativity
If you're looking for outdoor decorations for your home, the Holy Night Nativity Outdoor Set might be a good choice. It is made from marine-grade material and can be assembled in less than five minutes. Additional nativity figurines can be purchased for your home. These include the wise men and donkey as well as the shepherd boy.
Based strictly on the New Testament narratives, such a setup would look very sparse indeed! Besides Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus lying in a manger, an “authentic” outdoor Nativity scene might include an unspecified number of “wise men,” an unknown number of shepherds, possibly some sheep, perhaps one camel at least, surely a donkey and/or ox (or two), an angel, and a star hanging overhead. But authenticity isn’t exactly the point. Indeed, in all likelihood the Holy Family did not shelter in a stable at all but in the lower level of a first-century rural relative’s home.
