A nativity scene is pictured in Luceram, southeastern France. (Yann Coatsaliou/AFP/Getty Images ... Myth No. 5 Three wise men attended Jesus’ birth. According to the Christmas creche on display ...

Just as many families take treasured decorations—wreaths, ornaments, and nativity scenes—out of storage ... Mary, the three wise men, some shepherds, and miscellaneous barn animals go unmoles ...