Nativity Scene

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by Carol King | Tue, 12/25/2012 - 05:58

The Vatican has cut the cost of the traditional nativity scene mounted every Christmas in St Peter’s Square to €21,800.The remaining €90,000 cost has been…

Culture

A Christmas Living Nativity Scene In Sicily

by Carol King | Mon, 12/24/2012 - 09:58

Nativity scenes are popular in Italy and beyond, but the custom of holding a ‘presepe vivente’ (living crib), whereby people dress up as Mary, Jesus, the Three…

Culture

The Floating Nativity of Battaglia Terme

by Myra Robinson | Wed, 12/12/2012 - 10:17

Battaglia Terme these days is an unremarkable faded spa town on the fringes of the Euganean Hills in the Veneto. It had its early origins in the 12th and 13th…

Culture

Presepe Vivente: A Live Christmas Tradition

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 12/20/2010 - 06:47

During Christmastime in Italy, you are bound to come across presepi in homes and piazzas all over the country. Presepe, which translates directly to “crib,” is…