Nativity creches are an important tradition symbolizing the birth of Jesus Christ. However, some creative attempts to recreate the nativity scene can cause not only awe, but also bewilderment and sometimes laughter. We’ve rounded up 50 of the strangest and most unfortunate creches from around the world.

1-10. Food instead of figurines

  1. Bacon fidget spinner – too delicious to last long.
  2. Gingerbread creche – probably got eaten faster than it appeared.
  3. Cheese creche – an odd choice of material, but holiday flavored.
  4. Marmalade creche – gooey but creative.
  5. Chocolate fidget spinner – looks appetizing, but Joseph melts.
  6. Hot dog fidget spinner – sausages instead of people?
  7. Pizza creche – Jesus surrounded by cheese and sausage.
  8. Popcorn creche – a blizzard of butter.
  9. Pasta creche – too abstract.
  10. Watermelon creche – unexpected but questionable.

11-20. Legos, toys and unexpected materials

  1. Lego creche – a little strange design of figures.
  2. Dinosaur creche – a prehistoric version of Christmas?
  3. Batman fidget spinner – with a dark knight instead of angels.
  4. A Star Wars creche – with Darth Vader as Joseph.
  5. Teddy bears instead of holy figures.
  6. A cat creche – cat owners will understand.
  7. A creche with Pokémon – Pikachu as baby Jesus.
  8. Robot creche – a high-tech Christmas.
  9. Comic book character creche – Spider-Man bringing good news.
  10. Barbie fidget spinner – Ken as Joseph?

21-30. Design mistakes

  1. Glass creche – too fragile for the holiday.
  2. Figurines with creepy facial expressions.
  3. Poor painting of figurines – baby Jesus is green in color.
  4. A creche with plastic bottles – ecology is important, but not here.
  5. Huge size – a 10-meter infant is intimidating.
  6. Miniature creche – you need a microscope.
  7. A creche with figures in strange poses.
  8. Too bright illumination – dazzles everyone.
  9. A creche with wrong proportions – the donkey is bigger than Mary.
  10. Accidentally scary creche – children’s nightmares are assured.

31-40. Live creches with unexpected problems

  1. The sheep ran away right during the staging.
  2. A baby doll looks frighteningly realistic.
  3. A donkey attacked Joseph.
  4. The camel refused to obey and walked away.
  5. One of the actors fell asleep right during the scene.
  6. A baby instead of an infant started crying and ran away.
  7. Awkward costumes – angels in sneakers.
  8. Pets as sheep – the cat is clearly not happy.
  9. The sets fell apart at the most inopportune moment.
  10. Staging in a shopping center – visitors do not understand what is happening.

41-50. Completely unexpected versions of creches

  1. A creche made of car tires.
  2. A creche made of plastic geese.
  3. A creche with mini-figures made of chocolate eggs.
  4. Gothic creche – too gloomy.
  5. Steampunk creche.
  6. Space creche – an alien Christmas.
  7. A creche made of plastic forks and spoons.
  8. A creche in the form of a 3D hologram.
  9. A creche with people in superhero costumes.
  10. A creche made of old dolls – looks scary.

These creches are proof that creativity does not always lead to a successful result. However, even the strangest variations keep the festive spirit of Christmas alive!

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