The beauty of Christmas nativity scenes: functionality and symbolism
The representation of nativity scenes is an ancient art that has spanned over the centuries and nowadays, it is still popular. This is a tradition rooted in particular in southern Italy where you can find handmade products by expert artisans who use materials such as clay, wood and stone to create unique nativity decorations. Some craftsmen also choose to use precious materials such as silver or crystal to create refined and shimmering figures. Others may prefer ceramics or marble dust to create more rustic and detailed figures.
Craftsmanship is an activity that requires great manual skill and creativity. That is why the artists who dedicate themselves to this type of design always using high quality materials dedicating so much time to attention to detail, the choice of colors and the representation of the characters.
The aim is to create nativity figurines able to excite and convey a sense of spirituality. Alternatively, however, there are also many industrial Christmas cribs, of different shapes, colors and styles to choose from.
Nativity scenes for Christmas and Easter: differences, meanings and why create them
The difference between a Christmas crib and that of Easter is that the first is developed to represent the birth of Jesus while the Easter one is a symbol of the resurrection and is used at a different time of the year.
