Religion:Manger
A manger or trough is a rack for fodder, or a structure or feeder used to hold food for animals. The word comes from the Old French mangier (meaning "to eat"), from Latin mandere (meaning "to chew").[1]
Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising[2] and generally found at stables and farmhouses. They are also used to feed wild animals, e.g., in nature reserves.
A similar trough providing drinking water for domestic or non-domestic animals is a watering trough and may be part of a larger watering structure called abreuvoir.
The manger in Christianity
The manger is associated with nativity scenes where Mary and Joseph, forced by necessity to stay in a room for animals instead of a guest room, used a manger as a makeshift crib for the Baby Jesus.[3] (Greek: φάτνη phatnē; Luke 2:7).[4]
Gallery
18th century limestone mangers at The Devil's Farmhouse in Mellieha, Malta.
Donkey eating apples from a steel trough
Nativity at Night by Geertgen tot Sint Jans, c. 1490.
See also
- Away in a Manger, a Christmas carol
- Bird feeder
- The Dog in the Manger, a metaphor
References
- ↑ Harper, Douglas. "manger". https://www.etymonline.com/word/manger.
- ↑ Mahoney, Leonardo (1996). 5,000 years of Architecture in Malta. Malta: Valletta Publishing. Format. p. 123-124. ISBN:9990958157. ISBN:9789990958157
- ↑ William, Francis Dawson (1902). Christmas: Its Origin and Associations. E. Stock. https://books.google.com/books?id=qKRBAAAAIAAJ&dq. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ↑ "I know Jesus was born in a manger, but why is that important and what does it mean?". 2021-11-06. https://www.archspm.org/faith-and-discipleship/catholic-faith/i-know-jesus-was-born-in-a-manger-but-why-is-that-important-and-what-does-it-mean/.
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