Easter is the main solemnity of Christianity. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which took place, according to the Christian confessions, on the third day after his death on the cross, as narrated in the Gospels. The date of Easter, which varies from year to year according to the lunar cycles, falls on the Sunday following the first full moon of the spring season, also determining the cadence of other celebrations and liturgical seasons, such as Lent and Pentecost. This year, in 2021, Easter will be Sunday 4th April.
Although much less known, it is important to underline the tradition of composing Easter Nativity Scenes, also called Dioramas. This custom has very ancient roots: the Crib of the Passion was widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries before being almost completely forgotten in central and western Europe, while it is still widespread in southern Europe.
Unfortunately this lack of knowledge of tradition is also mainly due to the era of consumerism: young and old tend to lose the religious sense of the holiday, at the sight of rabbits, eggs and other Easter symbols without a Christian background. In this regard, the Easter Crib can, like the Christmas Crib, be used to illustrate the biblical context of the feast to children in an easily understandable way and bring them closer to the Christian community. As we well know, setting up the Christmas Crib is a moment of great communion and harmony for the family. In the same way, the Easter Crib can become a way of sharing Lent, building together something beautiful that keeps everyone busy and, at the same time, offers moments of meditation, penance, prayer and common reflection.
Easter Cribs or Dioramas usually begin with Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Holy Thursday follows, in which Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane and Judas appears with Roman soldiers to betray him. The crucifixion on Good Friday occupies a large part of the Easter nativity scene. The closed grave can usually also be seen on Holy Saturday, before the women in front of the open grave witness the miracle of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. There is also the dialogue between the risen Jesus and the disciples of Emmaus. Some Easter nativity scenes also show Jesus ascending to heaven. Other scenes can be, for example, the Last Supper, the scourging of Jesus, the capture on the Mount of Olives and the condemnation of Jesus. Artists who dare to make a Passion Nativity scene usually strictly adhere to the biblical model and decorate their figures with a lot of imagination to represent events as realistically as possible.
In particular, our company has, with a large assortment, the aforementioned scenes from the Passion of Christ, divided by brand, material and size. By clicking on the reference category, it will be possible to view all the Easter Diorama Statues currently available in our online shop:
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