When I arrived in Rome on January 9th, the last thing I expected to see was christmas trees, nativity scenes, and holiday lights throughout the city. From growing up in an Italian family, I know that the Epiphany on January 6th is an extremely important Italian tradition. Even though my family leaves up our Christmas decorations until after the Epiphany, I'm used to everyone else taking them down the day after Christmas. Since I arrived 3 days after the Epiphany, I certainly was not expecting to see any Christmas trees, let alone holiday lights strung throughout the city. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I got here!
Trastevere
Campo dei Fiori
Piazza di Spagna
Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene in front of Saint Peter's Basilica
Bethlehem in front of Saint Peter's Basilica
The Nativity Scene to the right of Bethlehem
Saint Peter's Square in the Evening
I love the holiday season and getting the chance to see what Rome is like during it has been a special treat! And surprisingly, the lights, nativity scenes, and christmas trees are still all up throughout the city. I wonder when they're going to take them down...but hey, I'm definitely not complaining!
Ciao for now!
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