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While on the subject of Christmas aesthetics, there is suposedly a surviving fragment of wood from the actual manger in which Jesus was born:

A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth was on Saturday transferred to Bethlehem for the official launch of the Christmas season after going on display in Jerusalem.

The wood piece, just a few centimeters long, was once kept in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. It was handed over earlier this week to the custodian of the Bethlehem church, who said it brought "great honor to believers and pilgrims in the area".

The whole point about Jesus being born in a manger is that his teachings are antithetical to luxury and opulence. But guess what Westerners (who, to make matters worse, call themselves "Christians") did to the wood fragment after finding it?

It was unveiled to the public at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, encased in a silver-colored ornamental table-top stand.

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