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Alicante builds biggest nativity scene

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Alicante (Spain), Dec 1 (EFE).- The Spanish city of Alicante has built the tallest giant nativity scene in the world with a main figure of 18.15 metres high (Joseph) and a joint metric length of 56.025, which has earned the city the Guinness World Record for biggest nativity scene figurine, a title Monterrey (Mexico) had held since 1991.FOOTAGE OF THE NATIVITY SCENE.

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