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Christmas Spirit 
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Christmas in Bolivia Submitted by a reader In Bolivia they have a Nacimiento instead of a Christmas tree. The tradition started when everyone in the town would bring an offering to the Christ child in the crèche at the church. Towns people would bring a miniature version of their trade or specialty as a gift to baby Jesus. For example a shoemaker would bring a miniature pair of shoes, a dressmaker would sew miniature dress, a baker might bring a miniature loaf of bread. The tradition has evolved and now there is a Nacimiento in many homes. It is a tiered type of pyramid-like display. The baby Jesus is in a crèche at the top surrounded by lower tiers of miniature figurines of carved wood, blown glass, paper mache... representing gifts. The miniatures can be of almost anything at all: animals, food, clothing, toys, paintings, utensils... [ Back to index ] |
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