For the 10th year running, the St. Andrews Club in Lija will be launching this year's Live Crib in St. Andrew's Street on the 19th December 2014 at 7:30pm. This year, the live crib will be opened by the Minister for Tourism, Dr. Edward Zammit Lewis LL.D.
This live crib attracts more than 6,000 people each year from all over Malta and Gozo. Over 100 locals will be participating in this Annual event. The club tries to feature as many traditional scenes as possible, including live animals, a traditional bakery, a carpenter, a blacksmith, a mechanically propelled windmill, complete with a live stream of water passing through the quaint street. In all there are around 12 scenes with the main focus being the nativity scene.
Opening hours are as follows;
- Friday 19th December between 7.30pm and 9.00pm,
- Saturday 20th December between 6.00pm and 8.30pm,
- Sunday 21st December between 6.00pm and 8.30pm,
- Thursday 25th December between 6.00pm and 8.30pm,
- Saturday 27th December between 6.00pm and 8.30pm,
- Sunday 28th December between 6.00pm and 8.30pm.