Cape Cod artist's lobster nativity makes a splash this Christmas
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New England's newest unlikely holiday sensation: the Lobster nativity scene.
Why it matters: We love coastal kitsch, and if we can squeeze more nautical imagery into the holidays, we will.
What's happening: A Cape Cod artist created a quaint version of Jesus's birth — but with lobsters in place of Mary, Joseph and the rest of the Christmas crew.
- The set has been for sale for a few years, but it's taken off in popularity in the last few seasons, thanks to billboards that've been popping up showcasing the nativity scene as part of the Snowport holiday market.
The big picture: Rosemary Quantick, an English immigrant who now lives on the Cape, designed the nativity scene as a Christmas decoration honoring her adopted New England home, she told the Cape Cod Times last year.
- Instead of a Bethlehem manger, it's a lobster trap.
- Jesus is in a bed of seaweed, inside a crab shell cradle.
- Christopher Alfonso bought Quantick's design in 2023 and has been selling the lovable lobsters ever since.
The bottom line: A complete nativity set is $114.90. Individual ornaments go for $25-$32.
- It's available through the company website and at the Snowport holiday market.