The Underwater Christmas of Tellaro

Unmissable and spectacular: the Underwater Christmas of Tellaro returns for the 55th time on the 24th of December 2024.

The Underwater Christmas of Tellaro, a small hamlet of Lerici, is one of those events that will make you say, “I was there“. For 55 years, the Christ Child has been born from the sea, bringing a message of hope and peace for everyone.

The 55th Underwater Christmas of Tellaro

The programme for the event on the 24th of December begins at 10pm with a gospel concert by the “New Joyful Singers” at the Marina of Tellaro. At 11pm, the Nativity of the Christ Child will take place, followed by a grand finale featuring a fireworks display and the celebration of Mass at the Stella Maris Church. Organised by US Tellaro Borgata Marinara. Free shuttle service from Lerici starting at 7:30pm, with departures every 20 minutes. The last return trip from Tellaro is scheduled at 12:30 am.

In Tellaro, one of the most enchanting Christmas traditions

An unforgettable event: the statue of the Baby Jesus emerging from the sea, carried by divers and placed in a manger set on a boat, with the glow of candlelights and fireworks. Once ashore, the priest receives the Christ Child from the divers, lifts him up to the sky, and presents him to the gathered crowd; at that moment, fireworks light up the sky in celebration of the birth. The statue is then returned to the divers, who carry it in a procession through the narrow alleys (caruggi) of Tellaro to the Parish Church, where the Holy Mass is celebrated.

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