World’s largest nativity scene towers over city with record-breaking holy figures

The world’s largest nativity country is welcoming visitors backmost this twelvemonth successful Alicante, Spain, wherever the towering show has erstwhile again taken implicit Town Hall Square successful the metropolis center.

First built successful 2020, the oversized figures earned a Guinness World Records (GWR) for being the tallest nativity acceptable successful the world.

The Giant Nativity Scene, arsenic it is known, has go a must-see vacation attraction for locals and tourists alike.

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The monolithic country features the Holy Family — Jesus, Mary and Joseph — on with the 3 omniscient men. 

Baby Jesus, shown lying successful his manger, measures 10 feet, 10.7 inches precocious and 10 feet, 10.3 inches wide, portion stretching much than 13 feet successful length, according to GWR.

Baby Jesus, shown lying successful his manger arsenic Mary and Joseph regard down astatine him, is portion of the world's largest nativity country successful Alicante, Spain. (Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images)

Joseph towers implicit the show astatine 59 feet, 2.6 inches gangly and astir 15 feet wide.

Mary, the parent of God, measures 34 feet, 8.9 inches precocious and 11 feet, 5.4 inches wide.

"It's clip we reconnect with the existent meaning of Christmas."

"It's beautiful," wrote a Facebook idiosyncratic astir the scene. "It's clip we reconnect with the existent meaning of Christmas."

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The Giant Nativity Scene officially opened for the play connected Nov. 23, inviting families to halt by for photos and vacation strolls.

Baby Jesus measures 10 feet 10.7 inches precocious and 10 feet 10.3 inches wide. (Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached retired to the tourism committee successful Alicante for remark and much details.

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Meanwhile, Christmas cheer has returned to the historical metropolis of Bethlehem successful the West Bank — aft a two-year intermission owed to the warfare successful Gaza.

The elephantine nativity country successful Spain — built successful 2020 — officially opened this vacation play connected Nov. 23. (Joaquín Reina/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Located successful the halfway of Bethlehem, Manger Square is named for the manger successful which Jesus was laid aft his birth.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who has served arsenic the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem since 2020, kicked disconnected the solemnisation during a accepted procession from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, calling for "a Christmas afloat of light," as The Associated Press reported.

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"We, each unneurotic — we determine to beryllium the light, and the airy of Bethlehem is the airy of the world," helium told the assembled crowd.