{"id":22794,"date":"2023-11-30T16:01:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivafallriver.com\/support\/?p=22794"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:40:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:40:16","slug":"azorean-nativity-scene-returns-to-portugalia-marketplace-and-its-bigger-and-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivafallriver.com\/support\/azorean-nativity-scene-returns-to-portugalia-marketplace-and-its-bigger-and-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Azorean Nativity Scene Returns to Portugalia Marketplace and it\u2019s Bigger and Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Azorean Nativity Scene Returns to Portugalia Marketplace and it’s Bigger and Better<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Lurdes C. da Silva, November 30th, 2023, The Herald News<\/em><\/p>\n

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FALL RIVER \u2013\u00a0Portugalia Marketplace<\/a>\u00a0is once again decked out for the arrival of Christmas, featuring an Azorean\u00a0pres\u00e9pio<\/em>\u00a0(nativity scene) and village that is even bigger and has more moving parts than in past years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s at a point that it\u2019s a tradition that can\u2019t be broken,\u201d said Michael Benevides, vice-president of business development at Portugalia\u00a0Marketplace. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful tradition and attracts a lot of people. We see a lot of non-Portuguese people here.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its tenth year, the gigantic pres\u00e9pio was crafted over the course of five days by Azorean artist Gualberto Cordeiro. He utilized styrofoam, moss, clay, fabric and other materials to give shape to biblical scenes and \u2018bring to life\u2019 an Azorean village, where residents roam the streets in traditional clothes and take part in folklife activities and beloved traditions, such as the Santo Christo Procession and\u00a0Romeiros.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to come from there [Azores] to make this nativity scene and realize how important it is for the community here,\u201d said Cordeiro at the\u00a0pres\u00e9pio<\/em>\u2019s unveiling ceremony on Nov. 28.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a privilege to be able to convey in this nativity scene these details of our Azorean traditions, and I think that many of you can picture yourselves in these traditions and in the figures of this nativity scene, both in what they represent from a religious point of view, but also from a social point of view,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Roberto Medeiros, president of the Mosaico Cultural and Solidarity Association of Lagoa, Azores, USA and Canada, who coordinates this initiative and lent the pieces on display from his vast collection of nativity figures, said the aim is to innovate and improve every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, it has more moving parts and the village grew quite a bit,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has more houses, different figures, more lighting and we paid more attention to the mechanical aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n

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