Christmas - nativity/manger scene

[eddiemel7778]

Hi there guys!
In Brazil on Xmas's time we usually have some toys that represent jesus birth. They are Mary, Josepth, the baby jesus, the three wise men, some shepherds and some other animals. We call this in Portuguese "Presépio"
I hope you guys understand what I mean. How would you call this in Eglish?

 

[JamesM]

We have several names for these:

Nativity scene
Manger scene
Crèche (borrowed from French)

 

[clairanne]

hi

I would definitely call it a "Nativity" tableau/scene. I haven't heard it called "Manger" or "creche" over here.

 

[ash93]

Hi there guys!
In Brazil on Xmas's time we usually have some toys that represent jesus birth. They are Mary, Josepth, the baby jesus, the three wise men, some shepherds and some other animals. We call this in Portuguese "Presépio"
I hope you guys understand what I mean. How would you call this in Eglish?

I'd call it a naivity scene. I've never heard Manger or Creche.

 

[Random1]

Manger scene is common in AE.

 

[clairanne]

hi

I thought it was an AE/BE thing. We call the manger "the crib" wrong I know but these things get confused over time. We don't use manger over here it is called a "cowshed"

 

[ash93]

I've heard 'crib' being used in two ways. One is a house/home and the other is a baby's cot.

 

[JamesM]

hi

I thought it was an AE/BE thing. We call the manger "the crib" wrong I know but these things get confused over time. We don't use manger over here it is called a "cowshed"

The building here is called the "stable". The manger is what held the baby -- probably what you call the "crib".

 

[Dimcl]

We have several names for these:

Nativity scene
Manger scene
Crèche (borrowed from French)

In Canada, these would all be used (given our bilingual French/English status, "Creche" is quite common) but "Nativity Scene" is probably the most common.

 

[Ecossaise]

If this refers to the small models of the Nativity scene, we call these "Christmas cribs".

Otherwise, Nativity scene