The Vatican wants the Nativity scene and Christmas tree this year to be a \u201csign of hope\u201d against Covid-19.<\/p>\n
The tree comes from Slovenia. It's a spruce tree about 91 feet tall. The country is shipping it to celebrate 30 years of independence.<\/p>\n
The tree is from a region that takes special care of the environment and where forests make up 90 percent of the land.<\/p>\n
Slovenia is also home to what is considered the tallest spruce tree in Europe. They call it \u201cSgermova smreka.\u201d It's about 203 feet tall and is 300 years old.<\/p>\n
The Nativity instead is Italian and comes from the Teramo province, famous since the 16th century for its ceramic sculptures.<\/p>\n
The sculpted figures are larger than life. It's a work created about 50 years ago by students and professors at an art school.<\/p>\n
The style hearkens back to ancient Sumerian and Greek art. The sculpted figures are cylindrical because they are formed by overlapping rings.<\/p>\n
The inauguration of the tree and the Nativity scene will take place on Dec. 11 at 4:30 p.m. Security measures permitting, the pope will hold a morning meeting with delegations of officials and artists involved in the project.<\/p>\n
Javier Romero<\/p>\n
Translation: CT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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