processions

Saint Gemma: in the Subequan Valley, a rite that has been renewed for six hundred years

There is a moment, among the silent valleys of inland Abruzzo, when memory becomes a living presence. It happens in Goriano Sicoli, among the ancient stones of the Subequana Valley, where every May an entire community gathers around the figure …

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The Passion of Jesus in Abruzzo’s centuries-old rites and processions

Sunday, April 20, is Easter, it is the Sunday of the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, and it is one of the most beloved religious, cultural and identity holidays in every corner of Italy. It is a solemn feast …

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