The holy family, the Three Wise Men - only integrated on the twelfth night, donkeys, cows, shepherds carrying offerings and Lou Ravi with his hands pointed towards the sky, are included in this manger scene. But also characters from the pastoral can be added. The pastoral includes the blind man and his son, the Pistachié (a comical farmhand), the mayor, the miller, the fisherman, the hunter, the baker, the lavender seller, etc. and many other peasants and traders.
In 1842, Antoine Maurel created the Santons. In traditional dress, painted or clothed with the famous Provençal fabrics, each character has its own attitude, size and face.
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