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Posted on December 19, 2025 by Moderator

From the Vault: Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning, 1968

“Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head…”
and then…
and then…
and then…

Along came Skaggs with his 1968 anti-war art protest, “Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning.”

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CategoriesArt Pranks, Creative Activism, Culture Jamming and Reality Hacking, Parody, Political Challenges, Political Pranks, The History of Pranks, The Prank as Art TagsAnd then along came Jones, anti-war protest, art activism, Christmas Nativity, Joey Skaggs, Parody, political art, Vietnam war

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