FAMOUS SPANISH XMAS TRADITIONS: The Belén (Nativity Scene)

December 23, 2022 00:14:02
FAMOUS SPANISH XMAS TRADITIONS: The Belén (Nativity Scene)
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FAMOUS SPANISH XMAS TRADITIONS: The Belén (Nativity Scene)

Dec 23 2022 | 00:14:02

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Show Notes

This is not just an image of 18th Century Spain, but rather a section of a nativity scene sculpted and designed in the Neapolitan barroque style. Few things at this time of year are as widely displayed as the nativity scene, known mainly as a “belén”, which is the Spanish word for “Bethlehem”. You can […]

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