Old World Christmas Hanging Glass Tree Ornament, Ox

Celebrate the noble oxs contributions to Christmas and Christianity with this glass ornament from Old World Christmas! Our Christmas Ornaments have been hand-crafted using age-old traditions that originated in the 1800s. Traditionally designed Christmas Decorations made from molten glass blown into finely carved molds. Ornaments are all hand-painted and glittered in a series of labor-intensive steps. Item dimensions in inches 2.5 X 2.25 X 4.25 HxLxW. The Ox, as one of the friendly beasts, shared the stable with the Baby Jesus. He did not eat in order to share his hay as a cushion in the manger. He warmed the Baby with his breath, and at midnight on Christmas Eve, and every Christmas thereafter, the Ox kneels down to honor the Lord.