Free course in El Puerto to learn how to set up nativity scenes

Thirty adults will be able to learn how to set up their own nativity scene in El Puerto de Santa María. The course «Técnicas de construcción de belenes. Nivel 1» will be taught from November 16 to 20 at the Centro Cívico Augusto Tolón, from 18:30 to 20:30 hours, and is free. The classes will be given by a team of nativity makers from the Asociación Belenista Portuense «Ángel Martínez», which organizes the activity together with the Concejalía de Relaciones con la Ciudadanía. During the workshop participants will work with porexpan and plaster, apply textures and paint, create vegetation, install the electricity and place the figures. The aim is for those taking part to finish knowing how to set up a nativity scene on their own, at home or in a neighborhood association.

The deadline to sign up runs from Monday, November 9 to Thursday, November 12. There are two ways to do it: in person at the Centro Cívico Augusto Tolón, on calle Caja de Aguas, sin número, or through the course page on the Ayuntamiento website. The teniente de alcalde de Relaciones con la Ciudadanía, Javier Bello, has noted that the course allows people to get closer to «a tradition that is part of our cultural identity» and has encouraged participation in an activity that, he has indicated, relies on the work of a group of professionals focused on recovering the legacy of Ángel Martínez, author of nativity figures from the 19th and 20th centuries.