IISS Mauro Perrone Castellaneta, Italy, Mr. Roberto Rocco 

Cribs in Apulia 

Puglia is a world to be descovered, there are many customs and traditions that a tourist must know. One of the traditions to know, in Puglia, specifically in Castellaneta and surroundings during the Christmas period around 22 December there is the exhibition of the cribs, in the old cellars BEAUTIFUL cribs are made and seeing them is something fantastic. For a Catholic tourist, the crib event is very important. A tradition held every year in Castellaneta is the “LIVING NATIVITY SCENE”. It is an important and exciting event because all the days of today and even bigger people show us what is the story by bringing us for a moment of “real”. This representation takes place in the caves that we find in the streets of the “Historic center” of Castellaneta.

https://youtu.be/1zKiIazyDjQ

This video tells us about the tradition of nativity scenes and explains their importance.

Nativity of the “living nativity scene” of Castellaneta

Edited by Francesca Lippolis