London, Europe Brief News – The Vatican unveiled the Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree for 2022 at an annual tree-lighting ceremony in St. Peter’s Square.
The Christmas tree will remain on display until 8 January.
According to a statement from the Vatican Governorate, the 2022 Nativity Scene was offered by the northern Italian village of Sutrio, in the province of Udine in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
The tree was decorated by residents, and the nativity scene is completely made of wood.
This year, the annual ceremony was held inside due to the bad weathe
The majestic 30-metre White Fir tree, on the other hand, comes from the central Italian region of Abruzzo, specifically from the small mountain village of Rosello, home to just 182 inhabitants.
Rosello is an ancient village of medieval origin near the border with Molise, which tradition maintains owes its birth to the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of San Giovanni in Verde in the early Middle Ages.
It is home to the best-preserved nucleus of White Fir trees on Italian territory, including the tallest spontaneous tree: a Silver Fir measuring almost 54 metres in height.
The tree’s decorations, this year, were made by young people residing at the ‘La Quadrifoglio’ psychiatric rehabilitation facility.
Another nativity scene, the press statement also announces, will be brought to life in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.
