still in swaddling clothes

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• swaddling clothes — 1. clothes consisting of long, narrow strips of cloth for swaddling an infant. 2. long garments for an infant. 3. the period of infancy or immaturity, as of a person, or incipience, as of a thing: Nuclear energy is still in its swaddling clothes …   Universalium

• Swaddling — Origin and history Mothers have swaddled their babies throughout history. Archaeological records suggest that swaddling first developed around 4000 B.C. in Central Asia with use of the back pack cradle board by migrating peoples. As… …   Wikipedia

• Nativity of Jesus in art — Georges de La Tour ca. 1644 The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in… …   Wikipedia

• Christmas Eve — For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). Julaftonen (Christmas Eve), a watercolor painted 1904–05 by Carl Larsson (1853–1919) Christmas Eve is the day that, according to modern calendars, contains the evening, or first evening, of… …   Wikipedia

• Hodie — ( This Day ) is a cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Composed between 1953 and 1954, it is the composer s last major choral orchestral composition, and was premiered under his baton at Worcester Cathedral, as part of the Three Choirs Festival, on …   Wikipedia

• Hodie — (Ce Jour) est une cantate écrite par Ralph Vaughan Williams entre 1953 et 1954. C est l une des dernières compositions majeures du musicien pour chœurs. La création en a été faite à la cathédrale de Worcester, au cours du Festival des trois… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Hodie (Vaughan Williams) — Hodie Hodie (Ce Jour) est une cantate écrite par Ralph Vaughan Williams entre 1953 et 1954. C est l une des dernières compositions majeures du musicien pour chœurs. La création en a été faite à la cathédrale de Worcester, au cours du Festival des …   Wikipédia en Français

• Pilgrimages — • Journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pilgrimages     Pilgrimages …   Catholic encyclopedia

• nativity — /neuh tiv i tee, nay /, n., pl. nativities. 1. birth. 2. birth with reference to place or attendant circumstances: of Irish nativity. 3. (cap.) the birth of Christ. 4. (cap.) the church festival commemorating the birth of Christ; Christmas. 5.… …   Universalium

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …   Universalium