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Feast of Saint Sebastian (San Sebastiano Martyr)
Festa di San Sebastiano Martire
Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
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Each August, the town of Palazzolo Acreide honors its protector, Saint Sebastian, with a great summer feast. Days of music and fireworks build to the spectacular midday 'Sciuta' of the statue on August 10, in a celebration that fills the Baroque streets with devotion and color.
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Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily, Italy
Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
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Feast of Saint Sebastian (San Sebastiano Martyr)
Festa di San Sebastiano Martire
Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
Each August, the town of Palazzolo Acreide honors its protector, Saint Sebastian, with a great summer feast. Days of music and fireworks build to the spectacular midday 'Sciuta' of the statue on August 10, in a celebration that fills the Baroque streets with devotion and color.
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About Feast of Saint Sebastian (San Sebastiano Martyr)
The main summer feast in Palazzolo Acreide honoring San Sebastiano, protector of the town. Sources describe multi-day festivities around 8–17 August with music and fireworks, centered on 10 August when the basilica holds the spectacular midday ‘Sciuta’ at 13:00. Ritual elements include the Carro del Pane collecting votive bread (cuddure), blessing and distribution of cuddure and bay laurel, showers of multicolored ‘nzareddi’ (paper strips) and fireworks,...
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The main summer feast in Palazzolo Acreide honoring San Sebastiano, protector of the town. Sources describe multi-day festivities around 8–17 August with music and fireworks, centered on 10 August when the basilica holds the spectacular midday ‘Sciuta’ at 13:00. Ritual elements include the Carro del Pane collecting votive bread (cuddure), blessing and distribution of cuddure and bay laurel, showers of multicolored ‘nzareddi’...
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