Resin sleeper with goat, hand painted Landi Moranduzzo series 15 cm. Behind the figure of Benino there are many interpretations. What is certain is that it is a reference to what is stated in the sacred scriptures: "And the angels gave the announcement to the sleeping shepherds". According to the Neapolitan tradition, the Benino (as the sleeping shepherd is called in the Neapolitan style) is the one who is dreaming of the crib and "woe to wake him up! The history and scriptures of the Gospels teach us that the sleeping shepherd represents the uncertainty of life ; during sleep the shepherd dreams of the announcement of the arrival of God who represents hope, the realization that earthly life is not eternal.On our site you will find available the nativity statues of the same series.

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