Feast of San Bartolomeo in Giarratana
In Giarratana, from 16 to 24 August, the celebrations in honor of the Patron Saint San Bartolomeo Apostolo take place.
On 16 August the celebrations begin with the sound of the festive bells and the firing of cannon shots, which announce the moving the simulacrum from the main altar of the Church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo to the central nave. The simulacrum depicts the Saint seated on a throne, with his right hand blessing while in the other he holds the knife, a symbol of the martyrdom he suffered. An older statue, of very fine workmanship, in which St. Bartholomew is in an upright position, is instead kept in the Mother Church and remains on display throughout the month of August and on the occasion of the anniversary of the earthquake of 11 January 1693.
A week of celebrations full of events and shows follows, culminating in the centuries-old Fiera di San Bartolomeo with the promotion of typical local products, sale of agricultural and livestock products.
The day of the festival , on 24 August, after the solemn pontifical, the traditional "Sciuta" takes place, ie the exit of the simulacrum between the crackling of firecrackers and the launch of the "nzaiareddi", or "colored ribbons". The statue is raised high holding the large beams with the tips of the fingers and carried in procession through the streets of the old quarter, called "u cuozzu". In the afternoon the traditional "dinner" takes place during which the gifts offered to the Saint are sold at auction. In the evening there is an evening procession that resumes the path interrupted in the morning that culminates with the spectacular "Trasuta", that is the "return" in the race of the simulacrum of San Bartolomeo in Chiesa.
On 16 August the celebrations begin with the sound of the festive bells and the firing of cannon shots, which announce the moving the simulacrum from the main altar of the Church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo to the central nave. The simulacrum depicts the Saint seated on a throne, with his right hand blessing while in the other he holds the knife, a symbol of the martyrdom he suffered. An older statue, of very fine workmanship, in which St. Bartholomew is in an upright position, is instead kept in the Mother Church and remains on display throughout the month of August and on the occasion of the anniversary of the earthquake of 11 January 1693.
A week of celebrations full of events and shows follows, culminating in the centuries-old Fiera di San Bartolomeo with the promotion of typical local products, sale of agricultural and livestock products.
The day of the festival , on 24 August, after the solemn pontifical, the traditional "Sciuta" takes place, ie the exit of the simulacrum between the crackling of firecrackers and the launch of the "nzaiareddi", or "colored ribbons". The statue is raised high holding the large beams with the tips of the fingers and carried in procession through the streets of the old quarter, called "u cuozzu". In the afternoon the traditional "dinner" takes place during which the gifts offered to the Saint are sold at auction. In the evening there is an evening procession that resumes the path interrupted in the morning that culminates with the spectacular "Trasuta", that is the "return" in the race of the simulacrum of San Bartolomeo in Chiesa.
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