The delegate for Equality, Development Cooperation, Consumption, and Citizen Participation, Auxiliadora Moreno, highlighted the provincial institution's commitment to nativity scenes as an "artistic discipline with which we maintain a firm commitment as a heritage expression that revitalizes our towns, fosters intergenerational coexistence, and attracts cultural tourism to the province."
The agreement is structured around two main axes: training and assembly of the monumental nativity scene at the Casa Palacio through the Workshop School, and the celebration of the third edition of the Provincial Nativity Scene Contest. The Workshop School offers introductory and advanced workshops, and students participate in the design and assembly of the nativity scene displayed at the Council. This year, the initiative will extend to the province with displays in Dos Torres and three dioramas in Aguilar de la Frontera.
The 3rd Provincial Nativity Scene Contest 2026 aims to disseminate the nativity scene tradition. Pedro Espínola, a member of the Cordoba Nativity Scene Association, detailed the three categories: artistic nativity scenes, popular (traditional domestic) nativity scenes, and dioramas (maximum 1x1 meter). Nativity scene artists, associations, and collectives from the province can participate.
To enter, participants must send one to seven JPG photographs to secretaria@asociacionbelenistacordoba.es between December 6th and 15th. The jury will select four to five nativity scenes per category for in-person visits on the weekend of December 19th and 20th. Prizes include 290 euros for first place, 250 for second, and 200 for third in all categories. Full rules are available at www.asociacionbelenistadecordoba.es/.
