 Each holiday season , from Light Up Night in November through Epiphany in January , the Pittsburgh <unk> delights visitors to downtown Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The Pittsburgh Creche , a larger @-@ than @-@ life nativity scene , is the world ’ s only authorized replica of the Vatican ’ s Christmas crèche on display in St. Peter ’ s Square in Rome . Pittsburgh 's Carnegie Museum of Art also displays a Neapolitan presepio . Handcrafted between 1700 and 1830 , the presepio has lifelike figures and colorful details that re @-@ create the Nativity within a vibrant and detailed panorama of 18th @-@ century Italian village life . More than 100 superbly modeled human and angelic figures , along with animals , accessories , and architectural elements , cover 250 square feet and create a memorable depiction of the Nativity as seen through the eyes of Neapolitan artisans and collectors . 
