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The Festival of Saint Antonio in Pietrapertosa Italy, part 2

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

Continuing the story of the Festival of Saint Antonio in Pietrapertosa Italy, Saturday night, after the oxen dragged the colossal tree to the base of the church, groups of men worked to roll the tree up a slope near the … Continue reading →

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Festival of Saint Antonio, part 1

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

We came to a small Italian village, Pietrapertosa, for a few days and found the town celebrating the festival of Saint Antonio, an ancient ritual related to the renewal of life involving the symbolic marriage of two trees. Much of … Continue reading →

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