Aglietti Primary School

Nativity Scenes of Postua

During the Christmas’ time, walking through the streets you can easily find several nativity scenes made with different materials, prepared in the gardens, courtyards and squares.

Postua is a small village surrounded by green woods, close to the mountains and crossed by a winding river.

WE TOOK THE BUS, IT WE TOOK THE BUS, IT WAS GREAT...WAS GREAT...

COME WITH US, DON’T BE COME WITH US, DON’T BE AFRAID!AFRAID!

Starting from the mechanical Starting from the mechanical nativity scene…nativity scene…

……suspended over the river,suspended over the river,

……on the basket that our on the basket that our grandparents carried on their grandparents carried on their

shoulders,shoulders,

……within the winepress within the winepress for pressing grapes,for pressing grapes,

……in the courtyard with in the courtyard with pumpkins, chestnuts and pumpkins, chestnuts and

hay!hay!

On a bench scale used On a bench scale used many years ago…many years ago…

……in the laundry where the in the laundry where the women washed the dirty women washed the dirty

clothes!clothes!

Characters made of pine cones, Characters made of pine cones, inside the hut made of wooden inside the hut made of wooden

logs…logs…

It’s fantastic!!It’s fantastic!!This is made of wood!This is made of wood!

……on the well!on the well!

In the wooden In the wooden wheelbarrow…wheelbarrow…

And now a nice and And now a nice and sweet surprise! We sweet surprise! We

drunk hot chocolate with drunk hot chocolate with cookies and…Santa Claus cookies and…Santa Claus

gave us candies!!gave us candies!!

Finally the Three Wise Men arrived…Finally the Three Wise Men arrived…

After our visit to Postua, we have made a crib to expose at school…

We have painted the sky with watercolors!!

…then we have drawn and cut out the shapes…and here’s the result…

Merry Christmas and best Merry Christmas and best wishes for a Happy New Year wishes for a Happy New Year

from the Aglietti children!!!from the Aglietti children!!!