Oh, the majesty.
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I'm having a not-very-into-Christmas kinda day. And then I was picking through some photos and found this picture of the "Nativity" tableau (is that a tableau? a diorama? a "scene"?) outside the church near the "top" of Queen Street -- where it intersects with Karangahape Road -- from about this time last year.
If I were to remove my "hat of cultural sensitivity", I would be moved to make one or more observations:
1. Those are some very Palestinian-lookin' wise men.
2. That is a particularly Jewish-lookin' Mary (in the modern sense, i.e. grew up in Queens or Yonkers and moved to Israel in their thirties, after 'reconnecting' with their faith).
3. What the hell are those there wise men presenting to Mary and The Child? An IED? A mortar round? A small tactical nuclear weapon?
This congregation is not afraid to wear their political leanings on their sleeve, as it were, are they. Can we take it for read that they're not supporters of the Zionist movement? I'm dying to find out if they've got some equally fantastic display outside their church this Christmas.
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As usual, prizes will be awarded if you can tell me what/who this track is...
And if you are a maker of musical mysteries and would like to contribute to this feature, contact me offline to organise stuff.
3 comments:
It's the Baptist Tabernacle, yo.
From memory, the Mary and Joseph used to be blue-eyed, very WASPish, so it looks like they've attempted a repaint in more regionallly accurate colourings. Oh dear.
Oh, yeah, and I know the Monday Mystery song! It's The Undertaker by Prince. His guitar waaaaails.
Bonus update: I walked past that church on the way home from work. Strangely enough, there is no Christmas display this year. Just a banner about putting the "Christ in Christmas". Ooh, minimalism!
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