nativity scene

English[edit]

nativity scene (plural nativity scenes)

(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.
Synonym: crèche
- 2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
  In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed around the station.

nativity scene

Basque: jaiotza, belen
Catalan: pessebre (ca)
Czech: betlém (cs) (model)
Dutch: kerststal (nl)
Esperanto: kripo, staltrogo
Finnish: jouluseimi (fi), seimi (fi)
French: Crèche de Noël, crèche (fr)
Friulian: presepi m
German: Weihnachtskrippe (de) f, Krippe (de) f
Greek: φάτνη (el) f (fátni)
Hungarian: betlehem (hu)
Irish: radharc bhreith Chríost m
Italian: presepe (it) m, presepio (it) m
Konkani: गोटो (goṭo)
Latin: praesepe (la)
Maltese: presepju m, maxtura f
Occitan: grépia (oc) f, presepi m, presep m, betlèm (oc) m
Polish: betlejka (pl) f, szopka (pl) f, stajenka (pl) f, żłóbek (pl) m
Portuguese: presépio (pt)
Russian: рожде́ственский верте́п m (roždéstvenskij vertép)
Spanish: belén (es) m (Spain), nacimiento (es) m (El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela), pasito (es) m (Costa Rica), pesebre (es) m (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela), portal (es) m (Costa Rica)
Swedish: julkrubba (sv) c
Tagalog: belen
Vietnamese: hoạt cảnh giáng sinh, cảnh máng cỏ
Welsh: golygfa'r Geni f