A real-life nativity scene was a feature of one of the biggest Christmas Parade's Levin has seen in years.
In a re-enactment of that famous night a mere 2019 years ago, Joseph led an expectant Mary on the back on a donkey through the centre of a little town called Levin.
![Trumpets played at the Levin Christmas parade.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O72IJPVLTJKGLMSL2J5X64CGKU.jpg?auth=eef76903d9dd7f197e4bf20dd12e59e13b31cab98c1bca9250129ad1f9453e06&width=16&height=26&quality=70&smart=true)
They were followed by three wise men on horseback, towering angels with trumpets, and young shepherds tending to real sheep, as if they were following yonder star.
Mary looked a little weary as they trudged along the street, perhaps looking for a place to rest.