A Matter of Heart ....
.... this is a short-long story of the traditional feast of St. Philip which takes place in Limina (Sicily), the third Sunday in May, called the "eighth" (which comes after the previous procession, which reaches up to the district of "Murazzo") which takes place early in the month of May: here .
St. Philip in antiquity was sent by the then pope in the land of Sicily, to evangelize the Gentiles, and cast out demons hiding in the island. The Sicilian town of Limina, dedicates to St. Philip a very typical festival, full of devotion and traditions (which in fact takes place in two non-consecutive days in the month of May).
The Saint is carried shoulder, high up on the hill "Calvario", then returns to the country and here the Saint is rushed back and forth, but is also twirled rapidly; then the saint is again carried out of the country, reaching the district "Durbi ", then back again to Limina ... and here the Black Holy of Limina continues its race-dance .....for a long time.....
A Matter of Heart ....
.... this is a short-long story of the traditional feast of St. Philip which takes place in Limina (Sicily), the third Sunday in May, called the "eighth" (which comes after the previous procession, which reaches up to the district of "Murazzo") which takes place early in the month of May: here .
St. Philip in antiquity was sent by the then pope in the land of Sicily, to evangelize the Gentiles, and cast out demons hiding in the island. The Sicilian town of Limina, dedicates to St. Philip a very typical festival, full of devotion and traditions (which in fact takes place in two non-consecutive days in the month of May).
The Saint is carried shoulder, high up on the hill "Calvario", then returns to the country and here the Saint is rushed back and forth, but is also twirled rapidly; then the saint is again carried out of the country, reaching the district "Durbi ", then back again to Limina ... and here the Black Holy of Limina continues its race-dance .....for a long time.....