{"id":26418,"date":"2019-11-29T23:33:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T23:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=26418"},"modified":"2019-11-30T03:46:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T03:46:50","slug":"nativities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/nativities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Circumstances of Being Born, California Nativities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/gcrechur.jpg\" alt=\"img\" width=\"650\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CLAREMONT, CALIF.&#8211;Pictured is Granite Creek Community Church&#8217;s Living Nativity scheduled for December 12-15, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;nativity&#8221; is defined by Webster Dictionary as &#8220;the process or circumstances of being born: BIRTH especially, capitalized: the birth of Jesus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t exactly explain how living nativities look, smell and feel, however. In California we&#8217;ve uncovered over 30 nativity experiences this holiday season with plenty of camels, sheep, donkeys, bales of hay, mangers, costumed actors, choirs and volunteerism that brings holiday cheer and warms the heart.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/living-nativities.html\">California Nativities<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Season Opener: Head for the San Diego County mountain town of Julian for an intimate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/julian.html\">Living Nativity<\/a>\u00a0Nov.30, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>AUBURN: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/auburn.html\">The Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BREA: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/brea.html\">Living Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CAMARILLO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/camarillo.html\">Drive Thru Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CLOVIS:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/clovis.html\">Live Nativity Walk Through<\/a>\u00a0with tours offered in English, Hmong, Korean and Spanish<\/p>\n<p>ESCONDIDO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/escondido.html\"> Bethlehem Walk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FULLERTON: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/fullerton.html\">A Walk Through Bethlehem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GLENDALE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/la-crescenta.html\">Explore Bethlehem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GLEN ELLEN: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/glen-ellen.html\">Live Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HUNTINGTON BEACH: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/huntington-beach.html\">Living Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HUNTINGTON BEACH: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/huntington-beach-old-world.html\"> International Christmas Nativity Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>IMPERIAL BEACH: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/imperial-beach.html\">Live Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LAGUNA HILLS: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/laguna.html\">Journey to Bethlehem Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LA HABRA: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/la-habra.html\">The Living Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LODI: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/lodi.html\">Living Nativity Drive Thru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LONG BEACH: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/long-beach.html\">Portraits of the Prince of Peace Pageant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MISSION VIEJO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/mission-viejo.html\">Drive-Thru Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MODESTO:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/modesto.html\">Live Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MOORPARK: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/moorpark.html\">Drive Thru Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NORCO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/corona.html\">Community Creche Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ONTARIO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/ontario.html\">Christmas on Euclid Street Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OAKDALE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/oakdale.html\">Living Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ONTARIO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/ontario.html\">Living Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OROVILLE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/oroville.html\">Walk Through Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>POMONA: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/pomona.html\">Journey to Bethlehem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RANCHO CORDOVA: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/elk-grove.html\"> Live Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SALINAS: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/carmel.html\">The Streets of Bethlehem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SPRING VALLEY: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/spring-valley.html\">Bethlehem Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TUJUNGA: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/tujunga.html\">Drive Thru Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VACAVILLE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/vacaville.html\">Live Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VENTURA: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/christmas\/nativity\/ventura.html\">Mission Live Nativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLAREMONT, CALIF.&#8211;Pictured is Granite Creek Community Church&#8217;s Living Nativity scheduled for December 12-15, 2019. 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