38 children recreate a live Nativity Scene

In the Plaza de España

A total of 38 children joined in, last Sunday, in a recreation of a Nativity Scene that was promoted by the Town Hall´s office of Feasts and included in the Christmas activities program. This is the second year that it has taken place in the Plaza de España.

The little actors and actrices, that played a part in the biblical scene, were choosen from almost a hundred aspiring candidates by the director Juan Francisco Sánchez, who declared to be very satisfied with the success that this initiative has enjoyed, after an interval of twenty years.

The staging, as logical, develops in Bethlehem, with the help of a number of different scenery sets. We were able to visit not only the traditional manger, but also King Herod´s palace, the Inn, Saint Joseph´s joinery, a river, an oven to bake bread in the traditional manner and some houses. All these sets were made in cardboard by a local company called Arteline.

We could not say exactly how many children were crowded in the Plaza de España to be able to witness such a singular event. They all thronged to be able to see “live and in person” the birth of Jesus.