Nativity Scenes
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, December 2011
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Comment from Philippa Burne
More so than Christmas trees, the Christmas decoration of choice in Italy is the nativity scene or presepe. They’re set up on December 8th, the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception, in churches, squares, and shops with the baby Jesus often not added in until Christmas Eve.
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Photo courtesy of Pirate J via Flickr.
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