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Among the many characters that are part of the Neapolitan nativity<\/strong>, there are those whose stories are handed down in a very charming and fascinating tradition.<\/p>\n

The Neapolitan nativity scene<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, more than any other, is made up of symbols embodied by men and women, figures representing the people of legends that often transcend religion, sinking its roots in to a much older reality.<\/p>\n

In the case of Benin, the shepherd sleeping in the cave at the edge of the nativity scene itself, the religious meaning is inextricably linked with a sense of the most ancient magic. The figure of Benin comes from what was stated in the scriptures: “And the angels gave the news to the sleeping shepherds.”<\/p>\n

Benin is usually represented as a young shepherd, little more than a boy. His sleeping symbolises youth, immaturity of the spirit, in addition to the childhood of the body. It is not only a physiological state, but also a condition of the spirit of unconscious tension towards something great and irreparable that needs to happen. In this sense, the awakening is considered as a rebirth, the inevitable transition to adulthood, but also the revelation of the sacred represented the Nativity and the move to a new, more mature and more conscious life. A kind of initial sleep, then, that seems to be linked to ancient rites of passage, to which Christian experience has instilled an even greater symbolic value.<\/p>\n

But Benino is also famous because he is said to be the one who dreams of the nativity that he stars in. An image has a very strong philosophical value, as well as a profound symbology. Sleep is not just the prelude to the evolution of the soul, but it is an act of creation itself, a kind of preparation for the scenario in which the miracle of the Nativity manifests, and with it the spiritual rebirth of the individual. A fragile and delicate balance, as is the nature of dreams.<\/p>\n

Benino sleeps, and in his sleep, he still performs the miracle of Christmas once more. His awakening is a new order, a new beginning for everyone.<\/p>\n

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