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General view of a large nativity scene created 79 years ago in a main room of a house, the figures number more than 400 and were mostly donated by neighbors over the years, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 30, 2023. In the heart of the San Telmo neighborhood in Buenos Aires, there is a beautiful and enormous Christmas manger scene and for which two sisters of Italian descent born in Argentina maintain a long tradition of commitment and devotion. Teresa and Susana Gargiulo are responsible for maintaining the legacy started by their mother 79 years ago, when she began putting together a humble manger with plaster figures in the main room of her house in the heritage San Telmo neighborhood, and which today has reached 24 meters. squares and more than 440 pieces that form a complete landscape inspired by Bethlehem, and the customs of the era of Jesus. The work is open to the public from the window of the house from December 8 to January 6 when the Three Wise Men arrive at the manger. (Photo by Luciano Gonzalez/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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