The “presepio” that attracts thousands

For several decades Juvenal Silva has been putting the nativity scene that attracts thousands together. For almost twenty years now, at the Galeão (in São Roque, Funchal outskirts), the nativity scene, that took four months to be built, took eight people 14 hours a day to complete.

It’s worth going there, and walk through the history of Madeira, spread through the piles of paper and light, showing almost 30 thousand pieces, that cannot all be shown at once.

The “presépio”, with some pieces being over 200 years old, like a crib in a typical Madeiran room, is this year themed “Memories of the Past”. If you are an aficionado of these cultural events, you have until January 20^th to see this giant master piece.

Here are some pictures of what you will be able to see.

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