Editor: Kathryne Ogrod & Elsa Zhang
In addition to the traditional Christmas tree, almost every French home displays a Nativity scene called 『cr?che』, which is the home focus for the celebration. The 『cr?che』 is filled with clay or wood figures called 『santons』. Figures represent the Holy Family, animals, local dignitaries, and characters. This handcrafted 『santons』 come in majority from the south of the France in Marseille and Aix. The 『santons』 molds have been passed from generation to generation since the seventeenth century. The 『santon』 could reach incredible price in some fairs.
除了傳統意義上的聖誕樹之外，幾乎每個法國家庭都會在聖誕之夜把『傳家之寶』拿出來擺放，以此來慶祝聖誕節。那就是用泥土和木頭做成的穆斯林聖人。這些手工做成的人物象征著神聖與權貴。可以代表高尚的家庭、動物以及當地的尊貴之士。這種習俗源於法國南部的普羅旺斯、馬賽和 艾克斯一帶。自從十七世紀以來，這種模型就開始一代一代地流傳下來了。每個家庭都會隨即增添一些新的人偶，在法國有些模型甚至價值連城。
Every cathedral in France will perform a live 『cr?che』 with actors who recreate the nativity scene.
在法國每個城市的大教堂裡都會在節日期間上演那些模型的真人秀，場面活潑生動，別開生面。
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