Vatican Nativity scene will come from Peru aleteia.org
The Nativity scene that will be installed in St. Peter’s Square for Christmas 2021 will come from Peru, confirmed a press release from the Governorate of Vatican City on October 28. The large tree will come from the Trentino region in the northeast of Italy. The inauguration of the Christmas scene will take place on Friday, December 10.
After the striking Abruzzo Nativity scene that aroused mixed reactions during Advent 2020, the Vatican chose this year a Nativity scene made by the Peruvian community of Chopcca, a small town in the Andean region of Huancavelica, whose altitude varies between 3,680 and 4,500 meters and where Quechua is spoken…
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