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To which place were Mary and Joseph traveling?

Bethlehem.

From where did Mary and Joseph start their journey?

Nazareth.

Pictures of Mary and Joseph show Mary riding on an animal. What animal of the following might it have been?

donkey. Some pictures show Mary riding on a camel. We really don't know exactly what animal it was.

Why did Mary and Joseph spend the night in a stable?

There was no room in the inn.

Where did Mary put the baby Jesus to rest?

manger. A manger is a feeding trough for animals.

To whom did a host of angels announce the birth?

shepherds.

What led the Wise Men to the place where Jesus was?

a star. It is thought that this star was a supernova.

What is the missing direction? "We have seen his star in the ____'?

East. The wise men are also known as the Magi or the Three Kings of the Orient. Orient means east.

Two of the gifts the Wise Men brought were myrrh and frankincense. What was the other gift?

gold.

When Jesus was about two years old an angel appeared to Joseph and told him to take Mary and the Child to a certain country. Which country?

Egypt. On hearing that there was a child born to be "King of the Jews" Herod ordered all baby boys to be slain.