Christmas is a lovely time to be in Bagni di Lucca. Christmas lights appear, panettone is eaten and little festivals happen.
One of the most delightful of these is the Presepi Viventi…Living Nativity. This year Granaiola was turned into a living nativity scene. It was a cold afternoon but everyone kept warm with wine, crepes and roasted chestnuts.
Visitors walked through the village to witness displays of traditonal crafts, food and entertainment. It is wonderful to see everyone take part.
Here are some photos kindly forwarded by my friend Belinda.
I hope you all have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Bella Bagni di Lucca 
Merry Christmas, darling Debra! xxx
It looks cold in the photos, but I would love to be there. Merry Christmas to you.
Do look at my post at http://longoio2.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/living-the-christmas-crib/ on the same event with the actual nativity scene itself
Thank you for the link Francis. Have a great Christmas.
Thanks!
Hi Debra,
You have no idea how much Gina and I enjoy your blogs, particularly the ones on bella bagni di Luca as it was my birthplace. We actually met you in October 2013 as we were living in via Seraglia.
We hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas whether your eating mangoes and cherries or necci and castagne.
Thank you again, Marco.
Thank you for your kind words. I love Bagni di Lucca and am happy to share it with the world. I remember meeting you and hope you come back one day. This Christmas I will be eating mangoes…and they are very good this year.
Old traditions are very rich and important. Merry Christmas to you Debra!
I think it is wonderful that the traditions are celebrated in Bagni Di Lucca. Merry Christmas to you too Bente.
All the best to you and yours Debra
Thank you. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
These traditions are part of the huge social and cultural heritage that Bagni di Lucca and its region offers us. This is also the reason why we love it so much.
All the way from San Francisco, we send you our love and very best wishes for Christmas and 2015… When we will meet again for coffee at “Il Monaco”…
Have a lovely Christmas in San Francisco with your girls. See you soon.
Merry Christmas. This is so beautiful time of the year, Happy Holidays, Thanks and Love, nia
We will be having a hot Christmas this year, a bit different from last year. Happy Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you, Debra, and the same to you and yours. Thank you also for another year of excursions into your world in Italy.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
We’ll be eating plenty of Panettone, but won’t be in Italy unfortunately. Next year we plan to come to the Lucca region, and really can’t wait. Despite having plenty of Italian friends here in the UK, we’ve never been – the longing builds. Great blog, and have happily been reading posts about this amazing area. Thank you and Merry Christmas
I hope you make it to Lucca soon. It is a beautiful part of the world. Have a great Christmas and thank you for following the blog.
Merry Christmas, Debra and all the best for the New Year.
The same to you. I have enjoyed reading your posts and look forward to hearing from you in 2015.