Christmas Presents for Jesus

catherineandmark — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:56:39 +0000

Gold, frankincense and myrrh obviously, the traditional gifts of the Magi, but what about a parrot? There is an actual painting in the Prado of the infant Jesus being given a parrot by angels in heaven (how they got a parrot into heaven is another story, since I know that dogs aren’t permitted). I hope that nobody does a painting of the teenage Jesus being given an Xbox for his birthday by angels in heaven; I can see it already, hanging in a church inspiring the faithful. (Why aren’t there more paintings depicting Jesus’ teenage years?) So what do you give a kid who has everything? A big box of nothing, that’s what. You know how kids love big cardboard boxes – they can play with them for hours. We, at Who Buys This Stuff, recommend buying consumable items for presents, like roast nuts or chocolate or in Jesus’ case, a big empty cardboard box.

Live Christmas Tree in Coburg, photo by Mark

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