[Iscool]

Next, we’re going to hear that your religion has the donkey (stuffed of course) that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on...

[stefanbatory]

I have been in that cathedral...unfortunately, at the time I did not know that those were the reputed skulls of the magi...

I kinda feel like the recall dopes in WI...wishing I had a do-over...

[bunkerhill7]

There is also a site in Syria or Iran which has the names Baltazar and ?? recorded in a location there with some other relics by tradition going back 2000 years- I forgot the site name.

There is also the 2000 year-old tradition and record of a sick Persian[??] king that sent word to Jesus to heal him. with a painting or image.

For precedent donkey information cf. Balaam`s Ass for a talking donkey/ass. Cf. early paintings of Joseph with Mary and Jesus on a donkey traveling in hill country, escaping Herod to Egypt- [Can`t take a donky through the desert?]

Jesus also rode on a donkey to Jerusalem`s gate.

[ArrogantBustard]

This blessing upon the house consists of the current year encompassing an abbreviation of the names attributed to the kings. At the same time the C+M+B is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase, “Christus mansionem benedicat” – “Christ, bless this house”.

The symbols remain over the lintel until the next year’s visit or they are removed by the elements. The German Bishops" Conference reports that in 2011 the Sternsinger collected almost 42 million euro [ca. $A52 million] which supported over 2100 projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Oceania and Eastern Europe.

For some of us, the tradition of praying for God's blessing on the house lives on even outside of Germany.