Christmas Nativity Scene Jigsaw Puzzle of the Three Wise Men

The colorful picture in this Christmas jigsaw puzzle was taken by Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts Events outside the town hall of Santana on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Situated in the Atlantic Ocean about 540 miles south-west from Portugal's capital of Lisbon, Madeira is a group of islands with impressive mountains, ridges and mountain valleys. They seem to like their Christmas and New year holiday celebrations there - Madeira is in the Guinness record books for having the world's largest firework display ever in 2006. The display took place at Madeira's capital city, Funchal at the crossover from December 31st 2006 to New year's day 2007. It featured an amazing 66,326 fireworks - that's more than one firework for every two people who live in Funchal!

The gifts that the Three wise men gave the baby Jesus as he lay in his manger at the stable in Bethlehem are well known, but what exactly were they? Well, gold speaks for itself, but frankincense and myrrh may not be so well-known commodities, at least these days in western cultures. Frankincense is an aromatic tree resin. Its smell represents life in Christian tradition. It is also said to have powres to heal wounds,and treat arthritis in traditional medicine. Interestingly, a recent study has shown some confirmation in double-blind tests that Indian Frankinsence may improve osteoarthritis.