View of the nativity scenes during the 77th edition of Christmas Cribs competition at the Main of Krakow’s most idiosyncratic Christmas traditions is the popular creation of 'szopki' or 'Christmas cribs'. Something of a strange cross between a nativity scene, gingerbread house, and dollhouse, these unique structures more resemble colourful, foil-covered castles or cathedrals than cribs, and are the bizarre result of a folk tradition dating back to the Middle Ages.

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