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| A spiritual
experience |
| The route
mixes religious, tourist and artistic heritage sites. It's a
spiritual tour in Salerno's conty and Amalfi Coast. |
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These are the most interesting sites:
- Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino,
S. Maria in Armillis Abbey, Church of San Lorenzo and San
Diodato;
- Angri, San Giovanni
Battista Monumental Abbey;
- Pagani, Sant'Alfonso
Basilica;
- Nocera Inferiore,
S. Antonio Church and Monastery;
- Nocera Superiore,
Santa Maria Maggiore Paleochristian Church
- Cava de' Tirreni,
SS.Trinita Abbey;
- Salerno, Duomo (Cathedral
and Museum);
- Ravello, Former cathedral
and Crypt Museum;
- Amalfi, Cathedral,
Museum and Cloister.
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| Popular
Celebrations and Feast-Days |
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S. Egidio Monte Albino is a little village but a nice stage
for Music Festivals and Cultural Events.
We recommend you "Cortili della Storia" and "ViviCultura".
In the neighbourhoods, we have other very interesting events
both for anthropological and folkloristic relevance.
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| I Gigli
di Nola |
An ancient
pagan ritual, now an important Christian event.
Enormous sculptures like high trees (fertility symbols) are
transported by the people around the village of Nola in the
Summer Solstice day (Saint Pauline's day). |
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| San Giovanni
Battista Feast-Day |
| In Angri in
the week around June 24th all the best schools of fireworks
art make a tournament. A XV century tradition, like an exorcism
against natural disaster. The celebration ends with the fire
of the ancient tower. During the week, not to loose the traditional
city band's concert. |
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| Madonna
delle Galline |
During the
week after Easter holidays, in Pagani, another worldwide famous
spiritual happening take place.
Is a very interesting contamination between the sacre and the
profane. An ancient paganism tradition (Lamia Divinty) transformed
in a popular cult.
The legend tells that some poultry, eating from the floor in
a little row of the village of Pagani, in the same district
in which some archaeologist found the Lamia Pagan Divinity ruins,
discovered a painting of the Madonna del Carmelo and then the
population built a Sanctuary.
Every year, now, the citizens of Pagani offer to the Mother
of Carmelo a poultry. The statue of the Madonna with all these
birds covering its body, make the tour of the village.
In the evening (and all night long for two days... a real folk
rave party!) the pilgrims from all Europe dance the traditional
tammurriata and play typical homemade percussion instruments.
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| ViviCultura |
Sant'Egidio
del Monte Albino is a small village plunged into countryside
(is in the Regional Natural Park of Monti Lattari and an UNESCO
world heritage area).
Every year lots of italian intellectuals, writers, poets, musicians
and artists go there to have a relaxing holiday in a silent
place close to dolce vita summer capitals (Amalfi, Capri, Sorrento).
In Summertime, then, the Major of Sant'Egidio organize some
happenings in which all these artists have a public speaking
with the tourists, present a book or their recent works. |
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| I Cortili
della Storia |
The Local
Council of Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino, every year organize
these history commemoration. Culture, Popular Traditions and
folklore are mixed together in these important event for the
life and identity of the small village.
During the two days of celebration (usually at the end of September)
figurants dressed in a renaissance way, make a parade in village's
streets and in XIV century courtyards.
These figurants put on the living theatre stage the ancient
arts and drafts, rituals, ceremonies and will invite you to
taste some ancient recipes of local tradition.
The visitor will have madrigals and renaissance music as guide
and will enjoy a virtual trip in the glorious past of Italian
history, in a village that still preserves its XIV century's
urban design and artistic heritage. |
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