Avignon
Crèches in the Churches in Avignon
From 14/12/2024 to 02/02/2025, daily.
Dates subject to change.
Schedules subject to change.
Event in Avignon :
As is the custom in Provence and in the Comtat Venaissin, Christmas crèches are displayed in the churches to celebrate the Nativity
The crèche was created in Italy in the 13th century, to celebrate the birth of Christ. The original Crèche scene showed the baby Jesus with the Holy Family and the ox and ass, around the manger where the baby lay. Over time, other figures were added, and in the 19th century in Provence, countless santons - little saints - were added to represent the different inhabitants of the Provencal villages, such as the miller, shepherd, drummer (tambourinaïre), wood carrier, fisherman, farmer, knife-sharpener (rémoulaïre), the village simpleton (lou Ravi), all gathered, with the Mistral wind blowing, around Mary, Joseph and the three Kings.
Dates and times
From 14/12/2024 to 02/02/2025, daily.
Dates subject to change.
Schedules subject to change.
Languages spoken
- French
Prices
Free of charge.
Contact
Différents églises de la villeDifférents églises de la ville
84000 Avignon
Tel :
View number
04 90 27 26 00
E-Mail : archeveche@diocese-avignon.fr
Website : https://www.diocese-avignon.fr/
E-Mail : archeveche@diocese-avignon.fr
Website : https://www.diocese-avignon.fr/