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The 800th anniversary of the Nativity scene, one of the most beloved Christmas traditions, and the truth that attracts even those who know nothing of the Inca.
Christmas is year-round in Greccio, a small cliffside village in Umbria. The reason? This is where St Francis of Assisi created the first-ever nativity scene in a cave in 1223.
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