Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason visits with the creators of a nativity scene that has been in four different places over 55 years.
CLOSE A FACTORY IN CHINA BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2021 SIGNALING THAT THE DEMAND WILL LIKELY HOLD UP. >>> NATIVITY SCENES ARE MOVING NOW MATTER HOW SIMPLE THEY ARE IN THE TAR HEEL TRAVELER. >> WE HAVE THE LAKE GASTON AREA IN WARREN COUNTY WHERE A SIMPLE NATIVITY SCENE HAS ENDURED FOR DECADES. >> THE LIFE LIKE NATURE OF IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T REPLICATE WITH WORDS >> Reporter: THE FIGURES -- >> SHE MADE THE FACES AND THE PATTERNS. >> Reporter: HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU SPEND ON THIS? >> A LOT. >> Reporter: WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? >> 1963. >> Reporter: DURHAM, 1963. >> WHEN I HAD JUNE, I WANTED THEM TO KNOW THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS. >> BUT THE NEWSPAPER PUT ON A CONTEST FOR DECORATIONS. >> Reporter: SO THE PARKS FAMILY ENTERED THEIR SIMPLE NATIVITY SCENE AND WON FIRST PLACE. WHAT WAS YOUR PRIZE? >> 25 CASH. [ LAUGHTER ] $25 WAS A LOT OF MONEY BACK THEN. >> Reporter: THE NATIVITY SCENE TODAY ALL THESE YEARS LATER. >> THEY HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE FOR A LONG TIME. >> WE START IN DURHAM, AND LIVED THERE 14 YEARS. >> Reporter: AND THEY MOVED AND TOOK THE NATIVITY WITH THEM TO DISPLAY IN THE YARD. >> WE MOVED TO ROCKY MOUNT. >> AND WE WERE IN ROCKY MOUNT AND THEN HERE. IT'S 4 PLACES IT'S BEEN. >> Reporter: FOUR PLACES OVER 55 YEARS, THE SAME NATIVITY. >> DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIAL THAT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE FROM TIME TO TIME. SO THE FACE IS NOW THE SAME. ALL THE FACES ARE THE SAME. >> Reporter: THE SCENE NOW ON DISPLAY IN LITTLETON. >> WE GAVE IT TO THE CHURCH. >> IT'S THE STORY OF WHEN GOD GAME DOWN TO EARTH IN THE GIFT OF HIS SON. >> Reporter: THE NATIVITY SCENE ITSELF IS A GIFT TOO, ONE THAT ENDURED. >> IT'S CHRISTMAS. >> Reporter: IN ALL THE SIMPLICITY AND PROFOUND MEANING. >> IF IT HELPS SOMEONE TO REMEMBER WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT, THAT'S GOOD. >> IT DOES FOR US. >> IT DOES FOR US. >> IT ABSOLUTELY DOES, AND IN ALL THE SIMPLICITY, ITS IT ALL. HE BECAME FLESH AND DWELT AMONG US SO THAT WE MAY HAVE LIFE AND KNOW THE HOPE OF EVERLASTING LIFE. >> THE PARKS FAMILY STILL OWNS A HOME IN LITTLETON BUT SPENDS TIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA LEAVING
