ADVENT CALENDAR 2024

Three Wise Men, dressed in red, purple, and blue, hold gifts up to the right. They are flanked by festive candles with greens and flowers, with the greeting printed below.

December 19

SPANISH NATIVITY

Belenes Puig S.L.
Barcelona, Spain
Clay, fabric, metal
2014

Bernice Stroh Sandström created this Christmas card, depicting the three wise men presenting their gifts. She and her husband, Erik, sent the card to Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn (date unknown). The message in Swedish, "OCH DE TOGO FRAM SINA SKATTER…FRIDFULL JUL," can be translated as “They presented their treasures... Peaceful Christmas.” Rev. Erik Sandström was a New Church (Swedenborgian Christian) minister who was born in Sweden. Bernice is fondly remembered for crafting numerous Nativity sets for New Church families. Her sets were individually made, with each figure adorned in unique clothing, hairstyles, and hand-drawn facial features.

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