Mepkin Abbey’s 9th Annual Crèche Festival features Nativity sets of local collectors and artists. This year’s festival is open to the public. Reservations are required and can be made at www.mepkinabbey.org.
A creche is a representation of the infant Jesus in the manger, typically surrounded by the figures found in a nativity set. Mary, Joseph, the Wise Men, animals and shepherds are often included in the scenes. Visitors from around the country flock to Mepkin Abbey for an incredible display of unique, handmade nativity sets from around the world. Mepkin’s Abbey’s Creche Festival is a Lowcountry holiday tradition! The monks transform their conference center into a forest of trees and candles which serve as the backdrop for the Nativity sets.
Donations are encouraged.