Best wishes

 
May the Year 2009 be a very happy one for all participants in Daffnet.
Peace to this troubled World !
  Henry (Rome)
 
 
In the little town of Monte Porzio Catone near Rome some people dedicate themselves every year to the construction of a Nativity. This is an old tradition in Italy (introduced by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century).
This year the theme is “The Nativity in Rome”, based on old views of the city according to paintings of some centuries ago. The whole presentation is very complex, with various illumination effects and many statuettes: