Minimalist nativity sets are apparently a thing and people have mixed feelings
Christmas decorations are typically a showy affair, with shiny tinsel, flashy light displays, and extravagant trees being staples of the season. However, that hasn’t stopped minimalist designers from getting into the festive spirit.
A selection of minimalist nativity sets was shared on Twitter by @kejones_, prompting over 10,000 people to join in on a debate over Christmas decoration design.
Last night I discovered “minimalist nativity sets” and I am WEEPING pic.twitter.com/XuRoGq8i1v
— Kirby Jones (@kejones_) December 5, 2020
Not everyone was a fan of the simplistic style.
Whoever first passed off a box of dowels as a beautiful religious icon that costs a lot *because art* is patron saint of grifters https://t.co/V1d3KHiPMF
— Erica Henderson (@EricaFails) December 7, 2020
These sets would all be improved with a sausage roll. pic.twitter.com/O6eCPXpJ43
— Paolo (@phollando) December 6, 2020
we’ve marie kondo’d the birth of christ https://t.co/Xz0YDH7qO3
— Black Mambo No. 5 (@virginiacrepe) December 6, 2020
The wooden block design in particular captured the attention of Twitter users.
tag urself i’m donkey https://t.co/LCyP1fdDrf
— Grey (@sadbokkie) December 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/radiantbutch/status/1335651206757277699
The one with the names stamped on the blocks is one of the best things I have ever seen.
SHEEP https://t.co/46plMnqpgH
— Michael Marshall Smith (@ememess) December 6, 2020
Others took the opportunity to share their own favourite takes on the nativity.
At the opposite end of the scale, may I present this vacuum cleaner nativity: pic.twitter.com/3gH9DFOjLS
— Lorna (@florilegia) December 6, 2020
— Mark Stephen Hughes (@hughesms) December 6, 2020
— a.m. reilly (@_AMReilly) December 5, 2020
This was my Curacy church, it wasn’t set up like this, it appeared after church cleaning. Accidental minimalist nativity pic.twitter.com/Bp1Cg9dOLP
— Fr. Samuel-Bruno SSC (@FatherSJMC) December 6, 2020
Love them or hate, they certainly leave a lasting impression.
I thought you were creating a minimalist nativity scene 😭 https://t.co/7LP4NEFxcL
— Deemz (@deimospremium) December 7, 2020
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Source: @kejones_