Around here we’re attempting to get past a week of illness in our home. It’s not easing up fast! In the meantime, I thought I’d post about a few things I’ve missed. I realize the blog has been dormant for too long!
This year I made sure to take pictures of the nativity scenes in our town, Bombarral. I have wanted to do this for years, so here are the four we found outside our home. Here in Portugal, nativity scenes are called Presipios.
On the way out of town is a gigantic Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus. I tried to give some perspective by getting the windows and doors of the quinta in the background. It is awesome to see at night lighted up!
A little further out of Bombarral close to Carvalhal, there is a nativity set up at an old church.
Back in town there is a neat silhouette nativity set up at a concrete beam making plant that can be seen from the highway. So nice!
And up by the church in Bombarral, a life size version complete with date palms this year {and our two cuties}!
I did not get any good photos of the working nativity scene at the Colombo mall in Lisbon. If you’re in town it’s not to be missed. There’s way more than just the manger scene. It’s a whole village of moving figures doing their work. And the cow at the manger is chewing hay and things like that!
One of the presipios in our home is made up of vintage pieces I’ve found at the flea market, some dressed in traditional regional Portuguese garb. I love how the Portuguese add all kinds of people to come worship baby Jesus!
Happy New Years to you!
What a great post. I really like how each presipios is creative and unique. Happy New Year to you!
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