Editing Nativity scene (section)

===Australia===
[[File:Australian Nativity Scene, 2012.jpg|thumb|Nativity Scene at St. Elizabeth's, Dandenong North. Creator and Artist Wilson Fernandez]]

Christmas is celebrated by Australians in a number of ways. In Australia, it is summer season and is very hot during Christmas time.

During the Christmas time, locals and visitors visit places around their towns and suburbs to view the outdoor and indoor displays. All over the towns, the places are lit with colorful and modern spectacular lighting displays. The displays of nativity scenes with Aussie featured native animals like kangaroos and koalas are also evident.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}

In Melbourne, a traditional and authentic nativity Scene is on display at St. Elizabeth's Parish, Dandenong North. This annual Australian Nativity Scene creator and artist Wilson Fernandez has been building and creating the traditional nativity scenes since 2003 at St. Elizabeth's Parish.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Australian Nativity Scene Homepage|url = http://www.australiannativityscene.org/|website = Australian Nativity Scene Homepage|access-date = 22 December 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151223030046/http://www.australiannativityscene.org/|archive-date = 2015-12-23}}</ref>

To mark this special event, Most Reverend [[Denis Hart]] Archbishop of Melbourne celebrated the Vigil Mass and blessed the nativity scene on Saturday, 14 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Kairos, Volume 25 Issue 23|url = http://www.cam.org.au/Portals/0/kairos/kairos_v25i23/index.html#18/z|website = www.cam.org.au|access-date = 22 December 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045850/http://www.cam.org.au/Portals/0/kairos/kairos_v25i23/index.html#18/z|archive-date = 2016-03-04}}</ref>

Australian Nativity Scene (ANS) gained popularity and recognition over the years and in December 2016, the Australian Channel 7 captured the news of this famous creativity.

[[Shalom World]], the  Catholic, commercial-free, 24/7, HD family entertainment channel, reached out to the world with a [https://www.shalomworld.org/episode/australian-nativity-scene-wilson-fernandez live telecast] on Australian Nativity Scene on 24 December 2022. On 2 December 2023, Australian Nativity Scene marked its 20 years—a great moment for [http://www.stelizabethsparish.org.au/ St Elizabeth’s Parish] in Dandenong. To mark this occasion, [[Peter Comensoli|Archbishop Peter A Comensoli]] celebrated the Vigil Mass on the first Sunday of Advent (Saturday 2 December). Here is an article to mark the celebration - [https://melbournecatholic.org/news/back-in-time-australian-nativity-scene-celebrates-20-years ‘Back in time’: Australian Nativity Scene celebrates 20 years]