A woman carries a nativity scene 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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