Helen with my mascot Patricia. 
In a town that's 100% Catholic and most houses and shops have their own version of the nativity scene, everyone turns out for the church's Xmas Eve Nativity play. We walked from the house a few hundred yards to the church, which was thronged by families, hawkers, peddlers and beggars, so thick we had to hold hands to stay together. There were tableau around the church grounds depicting the life of Christ and on the distant steps of the large church, the traditional play was being acted out to a pre-recorded musical extravaganza, complete with choirs of angels! Quite a performance. Apparently, this would be going on all evening until midnight mass, but we didn't stay.
These pictures cannot convey the crowds that milled around: like Blackpool on a Bank Holiday!
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