Larger Nativity scenes with almost life - size figures are often set up near town halls during the Christmas period. Francis of Assisi apparently initiated this custom in Italy to direct people’s attention to the Gospel account of Jesus ’ birth.
कालांतराने फ्रान्सिस्कन जोगींनी स्पेनमध्येच नव्हे तर इतर अनेक देशांत ही प्रथा लोकप्रिय बनवली.