Present day. A family carries its traditions forward.
"In Italy, the Nativity was celebrated by building a large crèche, surrounded by a village, filling a stocking with fruit and nuts and having wonderful elborate meals on Christmas Eve and again on Christmas Day. Our family continued those traditions in America, except the crèche was smaller and a Christmas tree was added...."
Marco brings the family into the present—through past holidays, new forms of celebration, and the ongoing joy of traditions old and new.