culture
diciembre 22, 2025
El pesebrista que hace de la Navidad un oficio
El pesebre es una costumbre propia de la Navidad. Es en diciembre cuando, en casas, iglesias y centros comerciales, puede verse esa pequeña villa con ...
TL;DR
- Lenis Augusto Agudelo is a specialized 'pesebrista' who creates detailed nativity scenes.
- His passion for pesebres was inherited from his grandmother and solidified through studies at La Corporación El Taller del Pesebre.
- Creating an accurate biblical pesebre requires historical knowledge of geography, daily life, and biblical descriptions.
- Agudelo's preparation for a pesebre begins up to six months in advance, with some projects already planned for the following year.
- He has created five pesebres in and around Medellín, including an 80-square-meter scene at Parque Comercial El Tesoro.
- The construction process involves planning, scaling, and assembling scenes, often using carved wood.
- The tradition of the pesebre originated with Saint Francis of Assisi in Greccio, Italy, over 800 years ago.
- Agudelo emphasizes that the pesebre represents Colombian culture, focusing on the Child Jesus, rather than figures like Santa Claus.
- Pesebres hold deep religious symbolism and serve as a unifying practice for families and friends.