pessebre vivent popular
Part of Speech: noun phrase
CA
A popular, community-run live nativity scene: an outdoor Christmas performance in which local residents act out the birth of Jesus, often set in a reconstructed historical village with period costumes, live farm animals, and craft or food stalls.
Aquest Nadal el poble de Montblanc organitza un pessebre vivent popular per carrers i places, amb més de dos-cents veïns disfressats.
This Christmas the town of Montblanc is staging a popular live nativity scene through its streets and squares, with more than two hundred residents in costume.
Etymology
The phrase combines Catalan pessebre ('manger/nativity scene', from Latin praesēpe), vivent ('living', from Latin vivus), and popular ('of the people', from Latin populus). It emerged in 20th-century Catalonia to distinguish community-run, street-level nativity performances from small static crib displays.
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Break it down: pessebre = nativity scene, vivent = living (people acting it out), popular = run by local townsfolk rather than a church or professional theatre.
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What does pessebre vivent popular mean?
pessebre vivent popular means: A popular, community-run live nativity scene: an outdoor Christmas performance in which local residents act out the birth of Jesus, often set in a reconstructed historical village with period costumes, live farm animals, and craft or food stalls.
How do you pronounce pessebre vivent popular?
pessebre vivent popular: /pəˈsɛβɾə βiˈβɛnt popuˈla/ (Central Catalan)
How is pessebre vivent popular used in a sentence?
Aquest Nadal el poble de Montblanc organitza un pessebre vivent popular per carrers i places, amb més de dos-cents veïns disfressats.