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Awards for imaginative Christmas cribs in Poland's Kraków

11.12.2023 20:30
The southern Polish city of Kraków has presented its annual awards to the most imaginative nativity scenes in the run-up to Christmas.
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The city's Christmas crib (szopka krakowska) competition is now its 81st year, and on Sunday judges selected the most beautiful handmade designs.

A record 231 entries were submitted to this year's competition, surpassing the previous record of 230 set in 1986.

In 2018, UNESCO added the traditional Kraków szopka to its list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Radio Poland's Michał Owczarek has this report.

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