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People gather for the annual lighting of the traditional Nativity scene and the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. IMAGES
The Vatican puts up a 27-metre-high silver fir tree in the centre of St Peter's Square. The tree, which weighs 6.5 tonnes, comes from a forest in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. IMAGES
The Vatican erects a 26-metre high silver fir tree at the centre of St. Peter's Square, just over a month before Christmas. The 62-year-old tree comes from a forest in the Abruzzo region of Italy. IMAGES
Bethlehem, Jan 18 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Abed ALHashlamoun).- The Armenian community commemorated Christmas in Bethlehem with a ceremony at the Nativity Church with the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem and with few people present due to the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. FOOTAGE OF THE CEREMONY WITH THE ARMENIAN PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM
Madrid (Spain), Dec 10 (EFE).- The Madrid Zoo Aquarium inaugurated Thursday its traditional aquatic nativity scene in the shark tank.FOOTAGE OF THE UNDERWATER NATIVITY SCENE AT THE MADRID ZOO AQUARIUM.
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.