Others carry banners with short verses picked from the gospel splashed across them. Along the way, people hang twinkling Christmas stars behind windows and open their main doors to show off the cribs they built. When the procession reaches the parish church, the statue of Baby Jesus is placed on a plinth and a young boy, who had been studying a sermon by heart for the past six weeks or so, climbs a pulpit and delivers his masterpiece sprinkled with a Latin quotation here and there. Malta photos courtesy of the Malta Tourism Authority . In case of any technical difficulties contact our webmaster .
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