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Christmas Barcelona Pessebre de Nadal |
![]() Pessebre de Nadal. Christmas nativity sceneThe pessebre is the Catalan name for the Christmas nativity scene. A Spanish and Catalan Christmas would not be complete without a nativity scene with palm trees, shepherds, three kings, Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus. And of course the cheeky 'pooing' Caganer figure. A nativity scene in Catalonia is called 'El Pessebre de Nadal.'![]() The word Pessebre means 'stable' and El Pessebre de Nadal refers to the manger, or the crib, where Christ was born. It is called 'El Belén de Navidad' in Spanish or 'Belén de Judá' which means 'stable of Judea.' The three most typical pessebre scenes are the birth of Christ in a manger, the Archangel Gabriel appearing to the shepherds or the star guiding the Three Kings to Bethlehem. Traditionally the pessebre is assembled on St Catherines day on 25th November and taken down on 2nd February which is the feast of Candlemas which marks the midpoint of winter, halfway between the shortest day and the spring equinox. ![]() Christmas Crib scene displays can be found many places in Barcelona on plazas, in churches and in most Catalan homes, both in miniature form and also living nativity plays called 'pessebre vivents.' The official Barcelona outdoor pessebre - Pessebre a la Plaça Sant Jaume - is on Plaça Sant Jaume in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. It is open from end November to 6th January from 10:00 to 21:00 daily. The official Barcelona outdoor nativity scene pessebre is the 'Pessebre a la Plaça Sant Jaume' in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. It is open from end November to 6th January from 10:00 to 22:00 daily. The design changes every year and in recent years has been quite modern and abstract Previous years Pl Sant Jaume crib scene in a more traditional design. ![]() You can always see the nativity scene on the Nativity facade of Gaudi's famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona. ![]() Where to see a Christmas Pessebre in Barcelona?Open-air pessebre in Plaça de Sant JaumePessebre at Museo Frederic Marés Cloister of cathedral La Seu - entrance from Carrer del Bisbe Mid-December to early January in Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar Mostra de Pessebres de la Parròquia de Betlem - Las Ramblas 107 Sagrat Cor de Jesús del Tibidabo in church on Tibidabo hill Museu Monestir de Pedralbes Pedralbes Monastery More about pessebresBarcelona PessebristesAssociation of Pessebre Vivents © Copyright Barcelonayellow.com Do not copy any text or images on this page without permission. All rights reserved. |
Last Updated on Friday, 07 December 2018 13:34 |
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