The Navity Play on Lea's Neerhof in Mol, Belgium

Lea’s Neerhof is always in the Christmas spirit in the month December. People can visit the crib and it is wonderful to see some animals in the Christmas crib, for example a donkey. Lea’s Neerfhof is situated along the Molse Nethe and an enjoyable place for a snack and a drink. The nature is really beautiful and you can see ducks swimming in the water.

It is tradition to organize a “kerstspel” (The Nativity Play) around Christmas. Through weather circumstances, this Nativity play was delayed with one week and took place on 27th of December 2009. It is the story of Joseph and Maria who come to Bethlehem with Christmas and don’t find a place to sleep. They arrive at a stable and they choose a crib for the birth of their son Jesus. Shepherds come to visit them and we also see some angles. Suddenly three wise men (king Caspar, Melchior and king Balthasar) came to visit Jesus.

It was wonderful to see how these people played this Nativity play and three women sung a few songs related to the Nativity story. Most snow we got previous week was gone but we can still remember 2009 as the first year of a White Christmas in Belgium since 1986. I can only recommend people who weren’t there this year to visit this place surely next year and to enjoy the Nativity Play.