In addition to the traditional figures of Mary, Joseph, the Baby Jesus, the ox and the donkey, the colorful life-size terracotta statues will represent Saint Francis and some of the main characters, such as friars who came from different places, who helped him to create the first living nativity scene.
During the ceremony, the lights of the Christmas tree, a 25-meter-high white fir tree, decorated with edelweissa white alpine flower.