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Lititz Moravian Putz

December 20 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Saturdays in December before Christmas (12/6, 12/13, 12/20).
This program is 18 minutes long and will be shown every half hour, starting at noon till 2:30 (last viewing starts at 2:30).

A Putz is a large diorama using figures and landscapes to depict the story of Jesus’ birth. Originally, the purpose was to convey the story of Jesus to people- and especially children- who could not read or write. It is a tradition that dates back to St. Francis of Assisi: and, unlike a creche, which depicts only Jesus’ birth, The Putz depicts the events prior to, and following His birth, and this Moravian tradition dates back to the 1700s. Our diorama has a soundtrack to accompany the scriptures.

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