Pietravairano Living Nativity
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Pietravairano Living Nativity

26 Dec 2024 — 06 Jan 2025
Pietravairano — Caserta (061)

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Edition 2025 — Pietravairano City of the Nativity

The tenth edition of the Pietravairano Living Nativity took place over four evenings, December 26-27, 2024, and January 5-6, 2025, with fixed hours from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The historic village returned to dress as Bethlehem along a route of about 1.5 kilometers, with 84 animated scenes and 250 performers. The first two evenings recorded such a turnout that organizers hoped to exceed the numbers of previous editions.

The tenth edition, December 2024 - January 2025

For its tenth edition, the Pietravairano Living Nativity returned on December 26 and 27, 2024, and then on January 5 and 6, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, in the historic center of the town of Pietravairano, in the province of Caserta.

The route, about a kilometer and a half long along Via Federico Altieri and the alleys of the upper part of the town, featured 84 animated scenes and about 250 performers: shepherds, artisans, merchants, prisoners, and travelers reconstructed the life scenes of the Bethlehem of the year zero, among workshops, prisons, ancient homes, and taverns.

Admission cost 5 euros and included the tasting of some local products and the shuttle service from the lower to the upper part of the town; parking was free, and several food and wine stands preceded the entrance to the nativity. The outcome was highly positive, with a real crowd on the evenings of St. Stephen's Day and December 27.

Programme

Four evenings of performance, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM: Thursday, December 26 and Friday, December 27, 2024, Sunday, January 5 and Monday, January 6, 2025. Guided tour along a 1.5 km route in the historic village, with 84 animated scenes and 250 performers, leading to the small loggia where the Nativity grotto was reconstructed. Food and wine stands at the entrance, free parking, and shuttle service from the lower part of the town.

Highlights

The prisons with Roman soldiers; Herod's court; the fisherman; the Magi's procession on Epiphany evenings; the ancient craft workshops animated by the town's elderly; the Holy Family traditionally entrusted to the parents of the last child born in Pietravairano.

Prices

Admission 5 euros, including the tasting of some local products and the shuttle service; free for children up to 10 years old. Free parking in the lower part of the town.
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Where does it take place — Pietravairano City of the Nativity

Borgo antico di Pietravairano — via Federico Altieri e centro storico

Via Federico Altieri, 81040 Pietravairano

Contact Pietravairano City of the Nativity

Tel
+39 333 6807367

Pietravairano City of the Nativity in brief

Gastronomy Local produce Heritage Historical reenactment Folk traditions Folklore Spirituality Family Art crafts Crafts Outdoor Night Caserta

History of Pietravairano City of the Nativity

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