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miketoronto
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Today I put the finishing touches on my Precepio, after having it up for a week already.
Anyway here are some pics of it.
The Precepio is a big tradition in my family. Each year my grandfather use to put it up in his house, and I would help him. On Christmas Eve the whole family would go to my grandparents house, and on the stroke up midnight we would parade the baby Jesus through the house holding candles, and then put it in the Precepio.
Precepio is Italian for Nativity. In Italy many Southern Italian families put up large Precepio's in their homes. The Churches have the largest ones though.
When my grandparents immigrated to Canada, my grandfather had this Precepio custom made for him along with the painting.
Since I always helped my grandfather put up the Precepio, it was given to me after my grandparents died.
I continue to put it up in my house now. It is my favourite part of Christmas.
Enjoy the pics.
The whole Precepio in my dining room.
One of the Christmas Trees. Most of the decorations are ones my grandfather had. I have added some new ones.
The Christmas Tree on the other side. If I flip a switch the trees start to have bird sounds coming out of them They are special decorations that emit bird sounds. My grandfather loved them, so I always put them up.
Close up of Jesus.
The town with the painting of the three wise men on their way to see Jesus.
Close up of part of the painting and town.
Anyway here are some pics of it.
The Precepio is a big tradition in my family. Each year my grandfather use to put it up in his house, and I would help him. On Christmas Eve the whole family would go to my grandparents house, and on the stroke up midnight we would parade the baby Jesus through the house holding candles, and then put it in the Precepio.
Precepio is Italian for Nativity. In Italy many Southern Italian families put up large Precepio's in their homes. The Churches have the largest ones though.
When my grandparents immigrated to Canada, my grandfather had this Precepio custom made for him along with the painting.
Since I always helped my grandfather put up the Precepio, it was given to me after my grandparents died.
I continue to put it up in my house now. It is my favourite part of Christmas.
Enjoy the pics.
The whole Precepio in my dining room.
One of the Christmas Trees. Most of the decorations are ones my grandfather had. I have added some new ones.
The Christmas Tree on the other side. If I flip a switch the trees start to have bird sounds coming out of them They are special decorations that emit bird sounds. My grandfather loved them, so I always put them up.
Close up of Jesus.
The town with the painting of the three wise men on their way to see Jesus.
Close up of part of the painting and town.