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12-28-2007, 03:20 PM
Wood carved Christmas nativity scene figures are on display at Centro Leon through 6 January, Epiphany Day. The exhibit showcases a centuries-old tradition inherited from the early Spanish settlers in the Dominican Republic. The exhibition focuses on local traditional Christmas figures, including the Three Kings, and Old Bethlehem (Vieja Belen), in addition to Nativity scene figures. It is the work of the Santos de Palo group from Bonao. The exhibition provides an insight into the craft and how the figures are prepared. The exhibit is another reason to visit the Centro Cultural Leon, currently the leading cultural museum in the country, in Santiago de los Caballeros. Santiago is an hour and a half drive from Santo Domingo and less than an hour from Puerto Plata.
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