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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   One of the most ancient events in Italy recurs every year on May 7. A colossal historical reenactment with hundreds of actors, extras and historical groups, winds through the center of the city of Bari, the Capital of Puglia, ending at the majestic Papal Basilica of Sai...

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  WTI Magazine #31    2014 May, 22Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   Our Lady of Grace of Artena (in the province of Rome) is venerated since the fifteenth century, when the statue of the Virgin of Grace was found, probably stolen by bandits in a Neapolitan church and left in the territory around Artena.    

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  WTI Magazine #26    2014 Apr, 18Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   While the procession with the statue of the Madonna Addolorata takes place, the "Vattienti" (the verb "vattere" in Calabrese dialect means "to hit": "the vattienti" are those who hit) through the streets of the small town, self-inflicting shots with a piece of cork whi...

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The foundation of the village is linked to the legend of the discovery of a wooden cross.   It is said that a cow used to be alone from the group every day, and always squatted in the same place.

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  WTI Magazine #28    2014 May, 1Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The picturesque procession of the "Serpari" (those who collect the snakes), also known as the most pagan rites among the Christian ones, is renewed every year on the first Thursday in May.    

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  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The feast dedicated to St. Rita of Cascia is very complex because it is made of celebratory moments, spaces for reflection and prayers according to a liturgy born almost three hundred years ago.    

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  WTI Magazine #25    2014 Apr, 11Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   In folkloric and religious traditions are very common Italian commemorations of the Passion of Christ on the night of Good Friday.   Among these, the Turba in Cantiano has been certified by Europassion, European Association founded with the purpose of studying the ph...

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  WTI Magazine #37    2014 July, 2Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   When you think about Palermo, between the good things that come to mind you have the sea, the sun, the art, the food and Santa Rosalia, the beloved patron saint. "U festìnu" (the feast) dedicated to her represents the beating heart of this city of a thousand colors, wi...

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  WTI Magazine #35    2014 June, 18Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   Messina, a city rich in history and centuries-old religious traditions, each year renews its great devotion and the moving tribute to one of the world's most beloved saints, St. Anthony of Padua, the saint of miracles.    

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   Ferentino, in the province of Frosinone in the southern part of Lazio, celebrates the Feast of St. Ambrose, its patron saint, on April 30. The route of the procession of St. Ambrose, lit by torches, lanterns and lamps, is daunting: between narrow and ancient streets, i...

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