The youth section of Mqabba’s St Mary Band Club is putting up a live crib in the village. The crib will be set with various scenes and will include 100 participants wearing period customs, a stream and various animals occupying 1,400 square metres of farmland.
The crib will be open between Friday and December 28, from 5.30 to 9pm, in Ħal Kirkop Road (adjacent to St Mary Convoy Street, Mqabba bypass).
An animated Christmas narration will be delivered twice every evening at 7 and 8pm.
The narration will take about 30 minutes from the census to the visit by the Three Wise Men.
Visitors will be able to go round the crib to have a closer look at the animators living the traditional life together with their animals.
The official opening of the event will take place on Friday with a musical concert by the King George V Band Club under the patronage of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi.
The crib will be accessible to people using wheelchairs.