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Rites of St. Anthony the Abbot light up central Italy

When the cold of January grips the Apennine landscapes in a vice and the mountains smell of wood, the nights of Abruzzo and Latium light up with fires, songs and blessings. It is the time of St. Anthony Abbot, the …

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The Farchies of Fara Filiorum Petri are rekindled.

A Fara Filiorum Petri(LaFarë in local dialect), a center at the gateway to Majella National Park in the valley of the Foro River, St. Anthony is celebrated in January with “farchie.” At sunset, on January 16 each year, for the …

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Fara Filiorum Petri, the Jubilee of the Farchies is lit.

  A Fara Filiorum Petri(LaFarë in local dialect), a small town at the gateway to Majella National Park in the valley of the Foro River, January’s St. Anthony is celebrated with “farchie.” For this year, the event is renewed in …

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