Beja: “A Casa do Pai Natal” It can now be visited, 24 hours per day. Nativity scene has 422 Figures.
In Beja, “A Casa do Pai Natal”, It is at Quinta D'El Rey. Nine years ago the "King of Farturas" makes crib in the villa lobby, this year 422 Figures.
Diogo Santos, known as the "King of Farturas", He inaugurated the evening of the last day 3 December and open to the public until the Epiphany, the crib that builds family in the villa entrance, na Quinta D'El Rei, in Beja, constituted by 422 in dishwasher parts, most of them acquired in Barcelos region.
Nine years ago Diogo, his wife and two children, build the crib, and yet it has never been recognized and recommended by any institution, It is known for miudagem the city as "The Santa's House". A iluminação noturna desperta a curiosidade e todos os anos é a população que pede e pergunta quando há presépio”, says Diogo.
By this point do ano, the "King of Farturas" rent a space for Gypsy caravan next to a shopping center and in the afternoon sells its famous malacuecos. As 422 figures that are already part of the crib "are bought in Barcelos, to honor my grandfather. Every year I buy new parts ", adding that it is your place "that gives me more joy and makes me feel the happiness of children", says the proud smile.
To build the crib, Diogo had the help of family and friends, giving bricks and sand to the base, but electricity is the least tasty part of the Christmas season. "Every year spent 500/ 600 euros in light. Before spending the kids joy than the pharmacy ", ends.
When Lidador News, the "King of Farturas" reveals that there are kids who "require grandparents to" move every day in the street José Regal, to see the "Santa House".
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
