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Nativities from El Salvador
El Salvador Nativity
(Actual Nativities
in Sets may vary in size, shape and color due to being hand-crafted.)
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Materials Wood |
20420
Nativity Triptych
Wood triptych opens to reveal
hand-painted nativity scene inside.
Made in El Salvador |
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Multi Color,
Fiber
9 1/2" L x 5 3/4" H |
Sold Out $35.00
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Materials Seed |
20104
Nativity Seed
Seed Nativity Hand
Painted Seed from the medicinal courbaril tree found in the rainforest
Made in El Salvador |
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Multi Color, Seed
1" L x 1" H |
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Materials Seed |
20930
Nativity Courbaril Seed
Tiny nativity scene hand painted on a seed from the medicinal
courbaril tree found in the Salvadoran forest.
Made in El Salvador |
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Multi Color, Seed
1" L x 3/4" W 1" H |
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El Salvador, which means "the Savior" in Spanish, is a coastal
country in Central America. The smallest country in Central America, El
Salvador shares its borders with Guatemala and Honduras. Ninety-five percent of
the population has a mixed Spanish and Native American heritage. Spanish is the
predominant and national language; small groups of indigenous peoples speak
Nahua. Crops of coffee, corn, rice and beans can be found in the highlands,
while sugarcane plantations can be found along the coast. Seventy-five percent
of El Salvador’s population is Roman Catholic and 20 percent is Protestant.
Throughout the 1980s, the people of El Salvador fought a bitter civil war. A
permanent cease-fire took effect in February 1992, and El Salvador celebrated
its first post-war general elections in March 1994. The 1992 peace agreements
laid the foundation for a new democratic society in El Salvador and currently El
Salvador is relatively peaceful. Today El Salvadorans are hopeful for a peaceful
and brighter future. On January 13, 2001, the people of El Salvador experienced
a major earthquake that created wide-spread damage in the regions surrounding
San Salvador. More than 3,000 aftershocks were felt throughout the country.
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