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.... la vara di San Sebastiano, Mistretta ....
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feast of St. Sebastian, Mistretta 2015
feast of St. Sebastian, Mistretta 2015
feast of St. Sebastian, Mistretta 2014
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This is a short-long report I did about the feast of St. Sebastian that was celebrated in the Sicilian town of Mistretta (Messina-Sicily) on January 20 of this year, 2015. (The feast of St. Sebastian is celebrated in the Western World on 20 January and in the Eastern World on 18 December).
On January 20 of the year 304 the young Sebastian was martyred in Rome: on January 20 of each year, the Christian people glorifies San Sebastian: He his the Patron Saint of many Italian common (and foreign). This young saint is particularly revered in Sicily since 1575 when the plague raged (St. Sebastian is the saint invoked against epidemics in general together with St. Rocco, St. Anthony Abbot and St. Christopher) and in many cities He was invoked against the terrible epidemic, but his cult seems to spread in Sicily since 1414, years in which, according to an ancient document kept in the archives of the Mother Church of Melilli, a statue of the Saint Martyr would be found at the Magnisi island, in the province of Syracuse, and always as reported herein, some sailors claimed to have been saved from a shipwreck thanks to the protection of that statue.
St. Sebastian is the patron saint of Mistretta, and in that Sicilian country He is celebrated in two periods: on January 20, the day the Church remembers His martyrdom, and on August 18 to allow emigrants present in Mistretta for the summer holidays to venerate the Saint . The religious rite is celebrated in the Church of St. Sebastian (with the participation of local authorities), here is an urn containing a relic of bone of the skull of the Saint, which is affectionately kissed by devotees, and the heavy float of the Saint, which will be carried on the shoulder from about 60 carriers who walk barefoot (almost all wearing heavy rough wool socks , someone barefoot), wearing a traditional dress with shirt, vest and trousers of black velvet, tightening around his neck a red handkerchief. The place under the float has been handed down from father to son. The day of the feast the first to leave the church is the "small float" containing both the other relics of the saint that the votive candles, the symbol of the received graces and which is transported in the shoulder by the younger boys of the country because it is less heavy of the main one with above St. Sebastian coming out soon after, it decked out with lots of little lights and at the foot of the statue a "sheet" bearing euro banknotes reflecting the devotion of the citizens towards the young martyr; both floats are decorated with carnations red. The two floats go through the streets of the country according to a precise route and stopping in places where, in the past, were located hospitals or other places of care for suffering persons. The procession goes through the streets of the country where climbs and steep descents will test the strength and endurance of the carriers that move with a rhythmic marched movement, and in some places "the Holy runs": the racing of the big and little floats are long-awaited from devotees and, characteristically run all people: the priests, the civil and military authorities, the two bands, the crowd of devotees.
A note of interest: San Sebastian is the patron saint of the Municipal Police, the Army in general, manufacturers of needles, the archers, of those who have to do with pointed objects similar to the arrows.
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Il 20 gennaio dell'anno 304 a Roma fu martirizzato il giovane Sebastiano, ecco quindi che in sua memoria il 20 gennaio di ogni anno il popolo cristiano glorifica San Sebastiano, divenuto il santo patrono di numerosi comuni italiani (e stranieri). Questo Santo è particolarmente venerato in Sicilia fin dal 1575, anno in cui infuriò la peste (San Sebastiano è il santo invocato contro le epidemie in generale insieme a San Rocco, a Sant’Antonio Abate e a San Cristoforo) ed in molte città fu invocato contro la terribile epidemia, ma il suo culto, sempre in Sicilia, sembra si diffuse sin dal 1414 anno in cui, secondo un antichissimo documento custodito negli archivi della Basilica in Melilli, una statua del Santo martire sarebbe stata ritrovata presso l’isola Magnisi, in provincia di Siracusa, e sempre secondo quanto veniva riportato in questo documento, alcuni marinai sostennero di essere stati salvati da un naufragio proprio in virtù della intercessione Celeste operata dalla statua.
San Sebastiano è il Santo patrono di Mistretta, e nel paese Siciliano San Sebastiano si festeggia in due periodi: il 20 gennaio, giorno in cui la Chiesa ricorda il Suo martirio, e il 18 agosto per consentire agli emigrati giunti a Mistretta per le ferie estive di venerare il Santo. Nella chiesa di S.Sebastiano si trova un'urna recante come reliquia un osso del cranio del santo, che viene baciata con affetto dai devoti, e la pesante vara di San Sebastiano, che verrà portata in spalla da circa 60 portanti che camminano a piedi scalzi (quasi tutti indossando pesanti calzettoni di lana grezza, qualcuno a piedi nudi), vestendo un tradizionale costume con camicia, gilet e pantaloni di velluto nero, stringendo attorno al collo un fazzoletto di colore rosso. Il posto sotto la vara è molto ambito e tale posto viene tramandato da padre in figlio. Il giorno della festa la prima ad uscire dalla chiesa di S.Sebastiano è la "Varetta" contenente sia le altre reliquie del Santo che i ceri votivi, simbolo delle grazie ricevute, essa viene trasportata in spalla dai più giovani del paese (poiché è meno pesante di quella principale), quella con sopra S.Sebastiano esce subito dopo, addobbata con tantissime piccole luci ed un "lenzuolo" recante le banconote ai piedi della statua, a testimonianza della devozione dei cittadini verso il giovane Martire, entrambe le vare sono addobbate con garofani rossi. Le due vare attraversano le strade del paese secondo un preciso percorso fermandosi nei posti dove, in passato, erano ubicati gli ospedali o comunque luoghi di assistenza alle persone sofferenti. La processione si snoda per le vie del paese dove brusche salite e ripide discese mettono a dura prova la forza e la resistenza dei portatori che si muovono con un movimento ritmico a passo di marcia, la cosiddetta “annacata” ed, in alcuni punti "il Santo corre": la corsa dei due fercoli è un momento molto atteso e, caratteristicamente corrono tutti: i sacerdoti, le autorità civili e militari, le due bande, la folla dei devoti.
Una nota di curiosità: San Sebastiano è il Santo Patrono della Polizia Municipale, dei Militari in genere, dei fabbricanti di aghi, degli arcieri, di quanti hanno a che fare con oggetti a punta simili alle frecce.
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Inspired by "The Night Before" by Hoverphonic .. <3<3<3
"I ring your bell,
the buzzer opens the door.
As I walk in, I only mind the floor.
I raise my head and I see
a shadow on the wall,
vibrantly,
reminding your last call.
You are lying on the floor,
trying to remember,
what happened the night before.
Step by step,
the sound of breaking glass.
What happened here, well I can only guess.
You seem asleep,
as I try to put you on the bed,
as I find traces of regret.
You are lying on the floor,
trying to remember,
what happened the night before.
You, are you really that sure,
that I'm the prince who'll wake you.
We can't rewind the movie called our life.
And though I'm your hero,
I'm not that sure, so unsure I'll save
You are lying on the floor,
trying to remember
You are lying on the floor,
trying to remember,
what happened the night before.
You, are you really that sure,
that I'm the prince who'll wake you."
Community members and Toronto councillors are fighting to protect four Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company heritage buildings in the West Don Lands after the province started demolition on Jan. 18, 2021.
The Foundry property was listed under the Heritage Act in 2004, which Cornett says normally gives the building some protections.
An Oct, 2020 Ministerial Zoning Order, however, allows the provincial government to sidestep the city's heritage designations.
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Butler, PA. May 2021.
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Recently, there's been a group of people trying to shut down senior week, making it impossible for anyone under the age of 21 to rent an apartment or hotel room. So after having an awesome senior week, my friends and I thought it was only fitting to sign the petition and support the fight against shutting it down.
In exchange, we all got some cool stickers.
Well now… what do you think of these fine monkey puzzle trees, more than 80 years old, in Teddington? They’re pretty fine specimens, wouldn’t you say?
So would I. But guess what? A local man, whose flat overlooks them, wants to have them cut down to make way for… a couple of car parking spaces! No, really.
Last week, at 1.30 in the afternoon, the Teddington Society (of which I'm a member) were alerted to the imminent threat of these trees being felled. But thanks to a flurry of emails and phone calls, and very swift action by the Society and the London Borough of Richmond Council, within six hours a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) had been drafted, issued and applied to these lovely unusual trees.
“Forty years ago”, one of my neighbours told me, “I walked my kids past these trees every morning on our way to school. Of course they must be saved.”
The TPO declares that no person shall “cut down, top, lop, uproot, wilfully damage or wilfully destroy; or cause or permit the cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage or wilful destruction of any tree specified” in the Order.
So the trees are safe, at least for now. But absurdly, what with the British regard for 'fair play' and all that, Richmond Council is open to objections. So we’re watching like hawks – and meanwhile the Teddington Society has warned all local tree surgeons not to touch these gloriously well-established specimens of Araucaria araucana.
Just six hours from first alert to the application of a TPO. Local democracy in action – with skates on.
Folly Beach, SC (Charleston County) Copyright 2012 D. Nelson
Tessa saved the wubba from drowning hundreds of times today, trying hard to outrun the waves. She did great!
I been high
I been low
I been yes, and I been oh hell no
I been rock 'n roll and disco
Won't you save me San Francisco
I been up
I been down
I been so damn lost since you're not around
I been reggae and calypso
Won't you save me San Francisco
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had the pleasure of seeing the bridge. and alcatraz. and a few other pretty awesome spots in northern california earlier this week... hope to get back there again one day when i'm not working... to really "see" them up close and personal.
Jessica Drossin texture: Tresspass (pack 4) used here.
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Just got back from a photo shoot in East Africa. The Black Rhino is the most endangered of the Big Five animals. This magnificent and gentle herbivore is being slaughtered relentlessly for its horn. Horns belong on Rhinos, not 'medicinal' shelves. We must stop this senseless trade before it is too late. Visit my website to see more Rhino and other wildlife photos and information. MichaelDanielHo.com