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Events in Modica - Parties and Feasts
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St. George
On April 23 is celebrated the party of S. George, patron of the country. Principal characteristic is the attachment of the so-called ones "Sangiorgiari" to the simulacro of the saint that is brought to shoulder for the streets of the city, in an increasing festive climate always, up to the final part of the run where the simulacro is almost transported of run inside the sacred place to ideally greet all the present believers in mass to the appointment.
St. Pietro
In the last three days of the month of June S is celebrated. Pietro with the invasion of the traditional and variegated stands, that you/they invade the historical center of the city also attracting besides the residents people coming from the neighboring centers and rural zones. Bewaring of the tall one the avenue gold medals is had as the impression to assist to an authentic human river in flood.
Sant'Antonio from Padova
Every year on June thirteen is celebrated Sant'Antonio by Padua with the inevitable appointment near the spiazzale of monks Cappuccini's convent, where the saint is celebrated banqueting to base of fave modicane cooked by the same monks and accompanied from the wine and from the unmistakable bread casereccio.
Madonna of the Graces
16/5 is celebrated the Madonna of the Graces, even less godereccia than the others, but very felt and it annually develops him in the before spiazzale the homonym church, after the traditional run of the simulacro for the principal streets of the historical center. The party is closed with the traditional one "iuocu fuocu" (fires of artifice), that dye of garish games of light to late evening and of I turned on colors the starry sky.
Madonna Vasa
During the morning of Easter the Madonna Vasa is celebrated. The course Umberto I succeeds in hardly containing the crowd of believers that is hedged in by the initial part of the course up to the church of S. Maria of Betlem to assist to the traditional kiss of midday among the Madonna and the Christ Risorto.
U Marti i l'Itria
Always within the Easter you/he/she is traditionally remembered "U Marti the the Itria" (Tuesday' of the Idria). It deals with a sort of pursuance of the Easter festivities and it is celebrated in the homonym chiesetta sita on the hill of the Idria that leans out on the city. It amuses joking, playing but above all tasting the classical cedars as from tradixione. This small festicciuola was born from a real misunderstanding from two massaris modicani. The popular tradition narrates that the two, comes in proximity of Moderate after having returned from a long trip, they lost sense of the time and, believing dealt with the day of Easter, instead that of Monday' following, they didn't attend over and they were stopped for road banqueting to base of pastiere and cassate.
Giostra Chiaramonte
In the period of August the Commune of Moderate, for rinverdire a documented tradition in the XVII century and reported to the tournaments disputed by the noble riders in honor of the Madonna of the Graces, index and it organizes the Merry-go-round Chiaramonte, a competition of ability among the riders in representation both of the eight Districts of the City that of the cities of the County.
Festa dell'Addolorata
In October the party of the Our Lady of Sorrows is effected in the tall part of the city and besides the usual and ancient procession of the simulacro accompanied by the musical gang, it also entertains the sacred popular as that of the "pasta of the casareccio" and other interesting shows and demonstrations.
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