Rhode Island man's nativity scene features more than 400 pieces
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Milano said he originally set up his scene on the third floor of his home.
NEW YORK (Web Desk) - A Rhode Island man said his nativity scene with more than 400 pieces has been in the works for nearly 50 years.
Eugenio "Geno" Milano, 80, who is originally from Italy and moved to Providence 40 years ago, said setting up an annual nativity scene is a tradition passed down from his father.
"All of this tradition was left to me by my father, and I remember when my father was doing it when I was four years old," Milano told WJAR-TV. "I started in 1975 and every year was a little bit different."
Milano said he originally set up his scene on the third floor of his home, but it grew too large and moved to the ground floor, where it started to take over the house.
"As we got older, this got bigger, and it would cover our living room set," Milano s daughter, Cinzia Pereira, said. "There would be nowhere to sit, and we wanted a Christmas tree at that time, so he decided to move it outdoors."
Milano erected a Plexiglass shed outside his home so the scene could be visible to the public without being in danger from the weather.
