The angel said: “Fear not,
Mary, for thou
shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt give Him the name Jesus ….” And
Mary gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes and
laid him in a manger. An angel of the Lord appeared and said: “Fear not,
because today the Saviour was born. Ye shall find the child wrapped in
swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” You might remember this Holy
Text from your childhood.
The
creation of cribs in
Val Gardena in
South Tyrol has been a
tradition for centuries. Already in the 17th century farmers in the
valley began to carve during the quiet winter months. At first, they
mainly made everyday objects such as plates. Over the years, the
woodcarvers
started creating
nativity stables, nativity landscapes as
well as entire sets of
crib figures.
Comploj Albert in
Ortisei offers a large selection of well-known crib
figure sets manufactured by the carvers of the
Lepi, Anri and Bernardi
workshops in Val Gardena.
In our spacious shop you can see our sets of cribs or assemble your
own according to your wishes and add matching crib figures and animals,
too.