In the manger there will also be space for figures of animals of the local fauna.
ANDhe Vatican this year will have an “Andean manger” of Peru in St. Peter’s Square, in which references to the life, customs and gastronomy of the Andes will be seen, and that be inaugurated on December 10.
A manger with 30 figures made by Huancavelica artistsIn the South American country, it will be the center of the Christmas configuration of the traditional Vatican square, in front of the Basilica of San Pedro.
The “Andean manger” search “remember the two hundred years of the Independence of the country”, in addition to “reproduce a moment in the life of the peoples of the Andes”Added the note distributed by the Press Office of the Holy See.
The central figures of the manger, which will be made in life size with materials such as ceramic, maguey wood and vetroresin, will be dressed in typical Chopcca clothes, explained from the Vatican.
The manger will have 30 figures made by artists from Huancavelica.
The figure symbolizing Jesus, it was reported, will bear the resemblance to a “hilipuska” child., while the figures known in the Christian tradition as “Los Reyes Magos” will carry typical foods from Huancavelica, such as potatoes and quinoa.
In the manger there will also be space for figures of animals of the local fauna such as alpacas, sheep, vizcachas and the Andean condor, the national symbol of Peru.
Finally, it was specified that the manger be inaugurated on December 10 at 17 local time (13 in Argentina), after those responsible for the work are received by Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican.
Next to the manger, a tree from Andalo, in northern Italy, about 28 meters high, will be placed, added the Vatican.
