Tis the Season for Parades and Niño Viajero
Bewteen now and early January, Cuenca streets will host dozens of small Christmas parades sponsored by various city neighborhoods and nearby towns. All include colorful floats, many festooned with beer and liquor bottles and dead animals, brass bandas de pueblo, and children dressed out in meticulously crafted outfits. At the center of every parade is a replica of the Niño Viajero, Cuenca's statue of the Christ child.
The original Niño Viajero statue is the centerpiece of Cuenca's massive Christmas Eve parade. The lacquered wooden sculpture is 200 years old and, in the off-season, resides in the Monastario de las Conceptas. Niño Viajero, or child traveler, got its name from a 1961 trip with its owner, Monsignor Miguel Cordero Crespo, to the Holy Land where it visited Bethlehem, and to Rome where it was blessed by Pope John XXIII.
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Tis the Season for Parades and Niño Viajero
Between now and early January, Cuenca streets will host dozens of small Christmas parades that are sponsored by various city neighborhoods and nearby towns. These parades include colorful floats, many of which are festooned with beer, liquor bottles, and dead animals. They also include brass bandas de pueblo and children dressed out in meticulously crafted outfits. At the center of every parade is a replica of the Niño Viajero, Cuenca's statue of the Christ child.
The original Niño Viajero statue is the centerpiece of Cuenca's massive Christmas Eve parade. The lacquered wooden sculpture is 200 years old and, in the off-season, resides in the Monastario de las Conceptas. Niño Viajero, or child traveler, got its name from a 1961 trip when its owner, Monsignor Miguel Cordero Crespo, went to the Holy Land to visit Bethlehem. In addition, he went to Rome and was blessed by Pope John XXIII.
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