Salt Nativity scene on the water
A life-size nativity scene on the water of Cervia's canal port in the area of the salt warehouses. The statues, representing the Holy Family, Jesus, Joseph and Mary, with the ox and the donkey, built at natural height (1.70 m), are made of fibreglass.
A very evocative nativity scene featuring brilliant salt-covered statues with an evocative play of light. The "salt" statues combine the charm of two Cervia traditions, that of the salt tradition and that of Christmas.
The display, made on the burchiella, the typical flat-bottomed boat used in the past in the salt-pan channels, also includes three salt pyramids, which emerge from the water to represent the importance of the production of the White Gold of the salt-pans for Cervia and its inhabitants.
On 6 January, the Three Wise Men will also arrive on the water to complete the nativity.
For further information
Contacts
Cervia Centro Promotion Association
When
from 14th December 2021 to 9th January 2022
Luogo
Canal Harbour
Cervia - Via Nazario Sauro
Free
Yes
Official Tourist Information Site of Cervia