Christmas is really for the Grown-Ups December 26, 2011 by Fulcrum Around 15 years ago I had the opportunity to be in northern India in December. The churches in Delhi had a remarkable tradition I'd never contemplated before. They had nativity plays, like everyone else. But all the adult characters - Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the angels, the wise men, Herod and so on, were played by grown-ups. Samuel Wells. ABC Religion and Ethics. 23 December 2011 FulcrumShareTweetShare