A Simple Story ....
the day of the liturgical feast (the procession proceeds through the streets of Castelmola)
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... this is a short-long report on the feast of St. George that involves the whole small community of Castelmola (Sicily); the feast is held over two days, the day before the feast (April 22), and the day later, the liturgical feast of St. George (April 23). The evening of the eve, the float with the saint is carried out on the shoulder (from the small church of St.George) to go, with a short procession, to the Mother Church; the next day the float come out from the Mother Church and it's carried in procession through the narrow streets of Castelmola, reaching the outskirts of the village where the Holy bless campaigns of Castelmola, then He looks at fireworks, and then He returns to his small church that bears his name (Church of St. George).
A Simple Story ....
the day of the liturgical feast (the procession proceeds through the streets of Castelmola)
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... this is a short-long report on the feast of St. George that involves the whole small community of Castelmola (Sicily); the feast is held over two days, the day before the feast (April 22), and the day later, the liturgical feast of St. George (April 23). The evening of the eve, the float with the saint is carried out on the shoulder (from the small church of St.George) to go, with a short procession, to the Mother Church; the next day the float come out from the Mother Church and it's carried in procession through the narrow streets of Castelmola, reaching the outskirts of the village where the Holy bless campaigns of Castelmola, then He looks at fireworks, and then He returns to his small church that bears his name (Church of St. George).