This guide to 14 cathedral nativities is a festive delight
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Someone should probably tell Lincoln Cathedral that the nativity of Jesus didn’t take place during the eruption of Vesuvius: pic.twitter.com/Sje2p9IetB
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Coventry’s Crib appears to be doubling up as a jumble sale, but where the only people donating clothing have been Saharan Tribal Warlords: pic.twitter.com/W2iIznPvQ6
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Liverpool Cathedral’s nativity scene looks like the storyboard for a BBC costume drama c. 1976 but acted exclusively by mannequins from BHS. pic.twitter.com/L0Hgs5peVf
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Part Alice in Wonderland, part Pan’s Labyrinth- I’ll have some of whatever Gloucester Cathedral’s Crib sub-committee have been smoking: pic.twitter.com/6Fn1wfrCiF
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Scene, Leicester Cathedral, 30th November:
“Have we missed anything in our prep for Advent?”
“Tree, carol sheets, calendars. All seems ok.”
“What about the Crib?”
“Balls. Get to Poundland sharpish, I’ll rifle through lost property. How hard can it be?”
“Right you are Mr Dean.” pic.twitter.com/7IVUpp32UL— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford:
“Are you *sure* that’s what the Dean said?”
“Absolutely.”
“He was born under a table?”
“Yeah, something like that anyway. It’ll be fine.” pic.twitter.com/muibEAaDgg— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Sheffield Cathedral have opted for a more permanent installation- one where St Joseph is the man from the Fisherman’s Friend packet and Baby Jesus is a Coke can. pic.twitter.com/57E4EeNmnl
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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That’s your lot folks- why not go and visit a cathedral or your local church this Christmas (because if you think these are corkers, the average parish’s is even better) and see them for yourself. Chances are you’ll find the real thing there too.
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
