Located in the Lazio region of Italy, the town of Greccio is where Saint Francis of Assisi first started the ... reenacting the birth of the Savior on Christmas Eve, repeating the Nativity until ...
These are the Christmas traditions in Italy not to be missed ... Its origins are attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, who, in 1223, created the first live nativity in Greccio, Umbria, to depict ...
a Franciscan friar based in Assisi. 5) Keeping that Christmas Tree Up: You won't find any Christmas trees on the curbs or doorsteps right after the holiday. In Italy, the tree goes up and is ...