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---- the "living float" of city of Randazzo (Sicily), that evokes the mystery of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven ----
---- la “vara vivente” della città di Randazzo (Sicilia), che rievoca il mistero dell’Assunzione di Maria in Cielo ----
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in the Sicilian city of Randazzo, is Celebrated in mid-August day, hits principal feast of the "living float" that evokes the mystery of the faith of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven with soul and body, for this reference She is call Mary Assumption; the feast may be originated around the sixteenth century; the "vara" (Sicilian name Refers to "float"), it's a "votive machine" about 20 meters high, made of a structure in iron and wood, decorated with gilding, mirrors, colored coatings, Whose allegorical meaning Seems To have inspirations from the figures reproduced in a painting by John Caniglia of 1548 (you can admire it inside the Crucifix chapel of the Basilica of St. Mary in Randazzo), machine consisting about several plans and rotating, with hand-operated mechanisms, and making reference to the rotation of the heavens of the medieval conception. The first low part of the "machine-float" is the Tomb of Mary, full of flowers, but as She got to the Sky also with Her Body, it's an empty tomb, a bit higher up we find St. Thomas in prayer, still more on we find St. Michael the Archangel with a sword, surrounded by singing Angels; on the highest level it finally takes place the Virgin Mary. Various "young actors", present on float are children of various age, which intone chants turned to Virgin Mary, each with its own role, each surrounded by a iron structures for own security. Up to 1960 different "human figures" were all male, included Maria Assunta; in ancient times the fast of the children was strictly Observed (even now, more for practical reasons to stay on the float, Which for devotional Reasons); in ancient times the float at the end of the procession was always assaulted from the faithful, taking with them the precious souvenirs of the event, considering That like relics; to the end of the 18th century the traditional feast He had a decline, abolished in 1795, then restored in the Second Half of 1800, again suppressed the first in 1911 for the raging cholera, then to the events linked to the First and Second World War, than the feast started again in 1952, at first once every 5 years, then every three years finally annually since 1973. During the trip the children receive from Inhabitants leaning out of windows and balconies, candies, biscuits, sweets of various genre, so this "rain of sweets" shows a more happy and picturesque manifestation, but so the children "are distracted" being from "hanging" in several meters from the soil (likeably who is finding down, he may be "bombarded" by a shower of candies and chocolates).
P.S. This last 2018 edition was not held on August 15th due to bad weather; the event was postponed to 25 August 2018, started regularly, was subsequently interrupted, as one of the four wheels of the vara was blocked right at the end of the path, causing a considerable effort by the devotees, to be able to bring it back. The photographs were organized and posted without taking into account the temporal chronology of what happened during the event.
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nella città siciliana di Randazzo, si celebra il 15 agosto, la sua principale festa, della "vara vivente" che rievoca il mistero di fede dell'Assunzione di Maria in Cielo sia in anima che in corpo, per questo riferimento viene chiamata Maria Assunta, festa che sembra abbia avuto origine attorno al XVI secolo; la "vara" (nome siciliano riferito al fercolo), è una “macchina votiva” alta circa 20 metri (in passato era ancora più alta) composta da una struttura in ferro e legno, abbellita da dorature, specchi, rivestimenti colorati, il cui significato allegorico sembra ricalcare i motivi ascensionali riprodotti in un quadro di Giovanni Caniglia del 1548 (dipinto che si può ammirare nella cappella del Crocifisso della basilica di Santa Maria, in Randazzo), macchina costituita da diversi piani sovrapposti ruotanti, con meccanismi azionati a mano, che fanno riferimento alla rotazione dei cieli di concezione medioevale. Alla base della “macchina-vara” c’è il sepolcro di Maria, pieno di fiori ma, poiché Ella è salita in cielo anche col suo corpo, tale sepolcro è vuoto; un po’ più in alto troviamo S.Tommaso in preghiera, ancora più su troviamo S.Michele Arcangelo con in pugno la sua spada, attorniato da Angeli, sul livello più alto infine prende posto la Vergine Maria. Le varie figure, presenti sulla vara sono bimbi di varie età, dai più piccoli ai più grandicelli, che intonano canti rivolti alla Madonna, ognuno col proprio ruolo di figurante, ognuno cinto da una struttura in ferro che lo assicura alla macchina votiva: fino agli anni ’60 i vari personaggi erano tutti di sesso maschile, inclusa Maria Assunta, il digiuno dei bimbi era rigorosamente osservato (anche adesso, più per motivi pratici di permanenza sulla vara, che per motivi devozionali); in passato la vara alla fine della processione veniva presa d’assalto dai fedeli, che letteralmente la spogliavano, portando con se un prezioso ricordo della manifestazione, considerandola al pari di una reliquia; alla fine del 18° secolo la tradizionale festa ebbe un declino, soppressa nel 1795, poi ripristinata nella seconda metà del 1800, nuovamente soppressa prima nel 1911 per l’imperversare del colera, successivamente per le vicende legate alla prima ed alla seconda Guerra Mondiale, la festa riprese vita solamente nel 1952, dapprima una volta ogni 5 anni, poi ogni tre anni, infine annualmente dal 1973. Durante il tragitto i bimbi ricevono dagli abitanti affacciati alle finestre ed ai balconi, caramelle, biscotti, dolciumi di vario genere, che ripongono a mò di bottino dentro delle sacche di tela, delle quali ognuno è fornito: questo da un lato rende ancora più gaia e pittoresca la manifestazione, dall’altro lato i bimbi “vengono distratti” dal trovarsi “appesi” a svariati metri dal suolo (simpaticamente chi si trova sotto, può venire “bombardato” da una pioggia di caramelle e cioccolatini, e parlo per esperienza personale :o)) …).
P.S. Questa ultima edizione 2018, non si è svolta il 15 di Agosto a causa del maltempo; la manifestazione è stata così rinviata al 25 Agosto 2018, iniziata regolarmente, è stata successivamente interrotta, poichè una delle quattro ruote della vara si è bloccata proprio sul finire del percorso, causando un notevole impegno da parte dei devoti, per poterla riportare-trascinare indietro. Le fotografie sono state organizzate e postate senza tenere conto della cronologia temporale di quanto avvenuto durante la manifestazione.
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This Song Thrush was sitting on this branch just a few feet above a path and I was able to take a few shots of him singing his magnificent song before he flew off.
Think this little Robin was singing just for me !! It Sat there , and sat there . And let me take the picture 😝
European Robin, Erithacus Rubecula, singing away. One minute you're walking along minding your own business then suddenly this little guy belts one out right next to you on the path :-)
This chap got in on the act while I was snapping the busker behind him. Couldn't resist a couple of quick shots.
A rarity in our own garden, but a flock of sparrows regularly emerge from the hedge in my sisters garden in Gloucestershire. This male had found a prominent perch on the red creeper, and was singing loudly (not the most tuneful of songs, but he made himself heard!)
Going through the images from my first visit here in 2019, I realised that for me at least this outcrop was the unsung hero of the scene - the patterns and textures are amazing.
Pentax K1 w DFA15-30/2.8
ISO100 f/16 and f/22 (sky and foreground) 5s and 3s 15mm
Two frames raw developed in DxO PhotoLab 6, stacked and blended in ON1 PhotoRaw 2023, colour graded in Color Efex Pro 5 and finished off back in PhotoLab.
Glasshouse Rocks, Narooma - 2023
This guy was singing away when I shot this. Look closely and you will see some pollen on his bill.
Explore April 27, 2013
High on the hills above Burnley, the soft, mellow sounds of the Singing Ringing Tree serenade any visitors who make the 300 metre trek from the car park. The sculpture, made from galvanised steel pipes, is designed to look like a bending tree. Any breeze plays soft, mellow tunes down the pipes.
Robin posing perfectly for me. This particular bird was about 2m away from me and showed no fear at all.
That's the amazing thing about any of the arts . . . you can "see" the naked soul of the artist/performer. I think any of the arts are "visual" as the humour and pathos is always revealed in some way.
This little chap was singing his heart out for us at Doune Castle but unfortunately we didn't have any bird food with us to reward him.
Our Robin singing its heart out this afternoon,feels like Spring time at the moment with all the bird song. (Day 285 in Group 2015 One Photo Each Day)
View on Black:
It's a Panopticon overlooking Burnley in Lancashire. The sounds it produces are amazing. It was a windy day and my friend and I were there alone and it makes these haunting wind noises. Really beautiful to hear :O)
Explore # 435