Feast of the Holy Crucifix in Siculiana
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The Festa del SS.mo Crocifisso in Siculania, also known as the festa di lu 3 di maiu, or the feast of May 3, is one of the religious most felt and participated by the population.
The most evocative moments of the festival are the falling of the veil accompanied by the traditional song A te Lode o Crocifisso , which takes place on the eve of the feast, and the traditional and solemn procession of the simulacrum representing the Black Christ which takes place on the day of the feast, May 3rd. A particularity of the procession is the fact that it proceeds by sudden movements and dives of the vara, attributed to the will of the Patron Saint.
Dates and Scheduling
Celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Mete Museum.
From 1 to 3 May 2024
hrs 10:00 - 13:00 and 16:00 - 19:00
free visits to the museum with multimedia content on the feast of the SS. Crucifix.
MeTe Museo della Memoria e del Territorio
29 Apr 2024
18:00 Cannon bombs fired
18:30 Holy Mass in the Sanctuary.
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
19:30 Presentation of the volume “In Hoc signo vinces” by prof. Michele Vilardo at the Sanctuary.
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
21:00 Cenacolo in preparazione della festa in piazza P. Mattarella.
Piazza Pier Santi Mattarella
30 Apr 2024
18:00 Entrance of the Siculiana and Raffadali band complexes.
18:30 Holy Mass at the Sanctuary of the SS. Crucifix.
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
1 May 2024
08:30 Musical harmonies through the streets of the town;
10:00 Procession with the Venerated Relic of the “Santa Spina” of the parish of San Michele of Sciacca and the presence of the Confraternities of the SS. Crucifix of the Diocese of Agrigento.
Chiesa San Vincenzo
11:00 Holy Mass in the Sanctuary and delivery of handkerchiefs to the new bearers.
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
18:00 Cannon bombs fired;
21:30 Music Show
Piazza Umberto I
2 May 2024
08:30 Musical harmonies through the streets of the town;
12:00 Sparo di “moschetteria” in c.da Calvario;
Contrada Calvario
16:30 Dalla Via Roma in Piazza Umberto I con i “Tammura di Girgenti”;
18:00 Solemn mass of the “Calata di lu veil”
presided over by the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Agrigento Don Giuseppe Cumbo.
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
21:00 Fireworks
Contrada Calvario
22:00 Concert in the Sanctuary
The Hague Symphony Orchestra (Netherlands) Vereniging Hofstads Jeugd Orkest.
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
3 May 2024
05:00 Holy Mass of Dawn.
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
07:00 Holy Mass.
Firing of cannon bombs.
08:30 Musical harmonies through the streets of the town;
09:00 Holy Mass
11:00 Solemn Holy Mass
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
15:00 Solemn Procession with the Simulacrum of the SS. Crucifix.
17:30 Holy Mass;
19:00 Holy Mass.
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