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24/12/2004

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Meet the craftsmen who have been making miniature model holy stables for centuries.

Susannah Clapp visits Naples to meet the craftsmen who have been making miniature model holy stables for centuries. From December 2004.

Susannah Clapp investigates Naples's claim to be the home of the Christmas crib. The Italian city has been making miniature model holy stables for centuries with great craftsmanship and the tradition has continued to the present day. She visits the great churches of the city where spectacular cribs are on show and mingles with Christmas shoppers down the city centre street of crib makers to explore the survival of this true folk art.

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