Easter in Burgio


Easter in Burgio

 29, 30, 31 Mar 2024

 Burgio (AG)

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A rich program of religious events is organized in Burgio for Easter.
The Friday before Palm Sunday takes place the procession of the simulacrum of Maria SS. Sorrows. The procession starts from the church of San Giuseppe and ends in the Mother Church, where the simulacrum will remain until the following day.
On Palm Sunday the blessing of the olive and palm branches takes place , which after the reading of an evangelical passage, are distributed to the faithful.
During Good Friday, singular traditional popular demonstrations take place which recall the crucifixion and death of Jesus. They take place well four processions marked by a precise chronometric succession. The day opens with a meditation on the Seven Words spoken by Jesus on the cross before he died. This is followed by the processions of the Littichedda, that is, of the small urn in which the Dead Christ is placed. A first procession, the Littichedda dei Fratelli sees the members of the confraternities carry the simulacrum of the Dead Christ on their shoulders. The second procession is the Littichedda dei Parrini, where the fercolo of the dead Christ is carried on the shoulders of local priests. To close the morning is a third procession with the main fercolo of the dead Christ which is carried on the shoulders of the faithful towards the Calvary which stands at the foot of the Saracen castle, where the Crucifixion will take place. A peculiarity of this procession is the annacata, that is, an undulatory movement that is given to the fercolo that wants to symbolize the human pain of the crucified Christ. In the evening the deposition of Christ takes place accompanied by the singing of Occhi mirate and Lu magnum by the biblical characters Joseph and Nicodemus, with the choral participation of the faithful. Finally, the evening procession takes place with the urn of the dead Christ followed by Our Lady of Sorrows and preceded by the faithful carrying the paramiti, i.e. the paramenti, wooden candles and colored tissue paper reproducing stars and crosses.
At the end of the ceremonies of Good Friday in Burgio there is the carcucciuliata, a large table set up in the town square where you can taste artichokes, boiled potatoes, fried sardines , cod, hard-boiled eggs and other specialties of the local tradition. This tradition is probably related to the banquets that were once held in Sicily after a funeral ceremony.
On the morning of Easter Sunday the traditional Ncontru takes place, encounter, between the Risen Christ and the Virgin Mary. In the afternoon, another ancient popular tradition takes place: the statues of San Vito and San Luca are made to dance around the town.

Dates and Scheduling

29 Mar 2024

07:00 Meditation proposed by the Vicar General Don Giuseppe Cumbo on the "Seven Words" said by Jesus from the Cross
 Chiesa Madre S. Antonio Abate

08:00 Procession of the “Littichedda dei Fratelli” to the Church of Carmine

10:00 Procession of the “Littichedda dei Parrini”
 Via Vittorio Emanuele

12:00 Procession of the Urn with Christ towards Calvary.
 Chiesa del Carmine

13:00 Crucifixion
 Calvario di Burgio

15:00 Procession of Mary SS. sorrowful towards Calvary;
 Chiesa S. M. Misericordia

15:30 Liturgy of the “Passion and adoration of the Cross”
 Chiesa Madre S. Antonio Abate

17:00 Dressing of Giuseppe and Nicodemus at the home of Governor Antonino Miceli in via Garella

18:00 Procession of the “Paramites” from the home of the Governor Antonino Miceli in via Garella towards Calvary

19:30 Deposition of Jesus from the Cross with traditional dirge “Occhi Mirate” by Joseph and Nicodemus
 Calvario di Burgio

21:00 Procession through the streets of the town with the Urn of Christ Deposed from the Cross and the Statue of the Holy Mary. Addolorata, preceded by the "Brothers" with the traditional "Paramiti"

24:00 Traditional “Carcucciuliata”
 Via Vittorio Emanuele


30 Mar 2024

10:00 Liturgy of the Hours and Confessions
 Chiesa Madre S. Antonio Abate

23:15 Easter Vigil, Holy Mass and traditional palm race, Immacolata church (Motta)


31 Mar 2024

07:00 Exit the Statue of St. Michael the Archangel and wander around the streets of the town.
 Chiesa dell'Immacolata (Motta)

09:00 Holy Mass
 Chiesa di San Luca

11:00 Holy Mass
 Chiesa Madre S. Antonio Abate

12:00 Traditional “Ncontru” (encounter) between the Risen Christ and the Virgin Mary.
 Piazza Umberto I

16:00 Exit of the Statue of San Vito Martire and tour through the streets of the town
 Chiesa di San Vito

18:00 Holy Mass
 Chiesa Madre S. Antonio Abate

20:00 Exit of the Statue of Saint Luke the Evangelist and wander through the streets of the town
 Chiesa di San Luca

24:00 Pyrotechnic games in honor of the Risen One, of San Vito and San Luca


7 Apr 2024

09:00 Holy Mass
 Chiesa di San Luca

11:00 Holy Mass
 Chiesa Madre S. Antonio Abate

18:00 Holy Mass
 Chiesa del Carmine

19:30 Peace Procession through the streets of the town.


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