It is customary in Mexico to include the figurine of the devil in the nativity scene to illustrate that evil is everywhere. Figures of demons bearing emblems of the seven deadly sin are usually shown tempting the shepherds, the Three Kings and the townspeople.
Though evil is indeed all around us, its inclusion in the creche also remind us all that good will eventually triumph.
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