El Pessebre / The manger
El Pessebre /The manger is the representation in the home of the birth of Jesus, built with moss, tree trunks, cork,and clay figures of rural life characters, it is done in Christmas. The manger is one of the most widespread folkloric paintings in the Mediterranean Christianity. Its origin could be in ancient beliefs of having images of the gods in the house for protection, although it has undergone so many changes that it can not be assured.
This tradition of the Catalan society that represents the birth of Jesus is called the manger because, according to the Bible, when the child was born in the stable put him in a manger animals.
In traditional society, the manger was Catalan representative and emblematic of the parties, long before the Christmas tree was introduced.