1. No Christmas trees here anymore either, I got tired of the hassle. I have a beautiful hand carved Nativity that I leave up until Easter every year.
2. I have lots of little Santas sitting around and I have already started putting them up. I do a few every day and it is not a lot of work.======================================
1. You can buy beautiful, carved Christmas nativity scenes made in Italy, of course, from the wood of olive trees grown there in the Holy Land. Nobody does the carving better than the Italians.
2. Great idea. Hohoho!
Does your cat ever bother your Nativity? I had a Rosary that came from the Holy Land Made out of olive wood. My cat went crazy every time I prayed with it.
I eventually gave it to one of my catechumens.