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Bethlehem in San Javier known as "Bethlehem in Spain", will open tomorrow, day 24 after midnight mass, with the placement of the Child.
It will be the final piece of a Bethlehem of 520 square meters and 1,200 outdoor figures which still put the final touch-ups during the day today.
The figures are signed Murcia craft mostly by Serrano and Griñán while the architecture and composition of the set is performed by City staff under the direction of José Antonio Soler, the head of Bethlehem which this year celebrates its 41 edition.
Among the new features this year's Bethlehem distinctly folkloric crafts sets include a new bakery, a mill in motion, and a forge, and a new waterfall, more houses and a larger garden, as forward Jose Antonio Soler.
The Bethlehem is located in the plaza of Spain every year receives thousands of visits, is characterized also by its more than 20 sets in motion, and the lighting in all their representations.
The assembly of Bethlehem has over ten days and the intervention of 14 people, including plumbers, masons, electricians and gardeners, who this year due to rain, have had to redouble efforts to be completed tomorrow.
José Antonio Soler has over 20 years as head of Bethlehem who is very familiar from childhood, when his father José Soler, Alfonso joined Mecca operator of Bethlehem in 1969 with Luis Vega, in the second edition.
The Bethlehem will remain on display until January 11 in the open air so the advantage of free time to visit, adding the issue of security has been solved with a perimeter surveillance system with alarms, and personal monitoring during the night.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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