Hello December! Where has the time gone? So it's that time of the year again; counting down to Christmas and parents looking forward to their child/ children's nativity play. The joy in the little ones voices when the tell you their part in the play, and the sinking feeling you get when they tell you: 'I am one of the donkeys.'
With all that said there is a new bid to modernise the nativity play, by incorporating all religions in order not to leave out any groups.I can already picture a gangster rapping, hoodie- wearing Joseph, Elvis, Madonna and Michael Jackson as the three wise men and instead of following the stars they follow a sat nav. As funny and surreal as that may sound, it is already happening in some primary schools in and around the UK.
I understand the desire to be creative, or should I say politically correct but surely a line must be drown somewhere.
So, what do you think?Should the traditional nativity play include pop songs,characters from all religious groups?
I have seen the nativity play change over the years. It has gone from traditional to trendy to jazzy and more. It will keep on changing as the years go by in a bid to be creative and as it keeps on changing it will only be a matter of time before they accommodate and become all inclusive.
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