It's hard to believe that Christmas Eve is only 10 days away, not being constantly inundated with Christmas music, holiday sales, or winter wonderlands. But it is still definitely Christmastime in Granada. Last weekend I mentioned the markets that are set up in some of the plazas. Holiday lights have been hanging over the streets since before Halloween, but they finally started lighting them up just over a week ago. Store windows have some holiday decorations, and some of the street performers have been playing Christmas songs.
Another big Christmas thing here is Belen (Bethlehem) scenes. These are like really elaborate Nativity sets that sometimes include the whole town, not just the manger scene. I've seen these in store fronts, the patio of my school, and in tents in plazas. You can buy all sorts of pieces for them at the Christmas markets or at a store. This includes all the main pieces of course, like the Holy Family, the shepherds, and the Three Kings, but you can make a really detailed Bethlehem with household objects like pots and pans, tiny vegetables and animals, and fountains with real running water.
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