Your perfect Christmas in Emilia-Romagna
Traditions, feasts and events of the most beautiful time of the year
It's December and by now streets are embellished with Christmas lights, trees and decorations. Children eagerly await this time, but let's not lie, adults do too!
In Emilia-Romagna, but generally all over Italy, Christmas is a very important event. Endless family dinners and lunches, gifts to unwrap and many party-games bring together relatives and friends every year to celebrate this festivity. However, there are some typical elements that characterize Christmas in Emilia-Romagna and, for this reason, we strongly suggest you to spend your holidays here and enjoy the magical Christmas atmosphere in one of the region’s cities.
Emilia-Romagna people love nativity scenes and in fact you can find them in homes, churches, shopping centers, squares, well there is a crib literally in every corner. In Cesenatico, though, they have a completely different way of making the crib. By now this is an established tradition every year, from the first Sunday of the month, the crib is set up on the water.
Does the floating nativity scene sound weird to you? Well then watch the video below and you will understand what it is all about!
Another characteristic element are the Christmas markets that -from the beginning of December until January- are present in most of the cities of the Region. The Christmas markets are a good opportunity to feel the Christmas spirit, to make beautiful gifts to relatives and friends but also just to take a nice walk surrounded by lights, fancy objects and many delicious sweets.
Do you want to know more about the most beautiful Christmas markets in Emilia-Romagna?
Read the full article at the following link and you will discover the main events that will take place in this period in the region, its typical traditions and some advice to celebrate your best Christmas ever in Emilia-Romagna!
