Tuesday,
December 04, 2007
The
ANNOTICO Report
Tradition
requires that the nativity scene be built up over time until Christmas Eve,
when baby Jesus is put in the manger as the very last element of the
display.
However, as
always, figurine-makers provide a chance to choose a more lighthearted approach
for the scene providing replicas of personalities who have made the news
during the last year.
This year the American
presidential candidates are on offer with miniature copies of Democratic
candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama alongside Republican candidates John McCain
and Rudolph Giuliani.
Another popular
figurine this year is that of opera legend Luciano
Pavarotti who died in September.
Reuters
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The production of
handmade nativity scene figurines is big business in
Thousands of
angels, sheep and Marys and Josephs fill market
stalls at this time of the year as shoppers choose their personal way to tell
the Christmas story.
Tradition requires
that the nativity scene be built up over time until Christmas Eve, when baby
Jesus is put in the manger as the very last element of the display.
As always,
figurine-makers provide a chance to choose a more lighthearted approach for the
scene providing replicas of personalities who have made the news during the
last year.
This year the
American presidential candidates are on offer with miniature copies of
Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama alongside Republican candidates John McCain and
Rudolph Giuliani.
"I made the
"The figures
are the top runners as
Another popular
figurine this year is that of opera legend Luciano
Pavarotti who died in September.
But despite many
making a special effort to keep up the tradition of handmade nativity scenes in
the home at Christmas it maybe is not quite so important for the younger
generation.
"I like
nativity cribs but I prefer the Christmas tree, even if just by a tiny
bit," said nine-year-old Francesco.
(Reporting by
Gabriele Pileri, writing by Eleanor Biles, editing by Silvia Aloisi
and
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL0441936920071204
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