SICILY : EASTER IN AIDONE ‘FESTA DELLA RESURREZIONE’

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1 SICILY : EASTER IN AIDONE ‘FESTA DELLA RESURREZIONE’
On Easter Sunday, in Aidone, a village east of Enna in Sicily, is held one of the most colourful Easter celebration in Italy. This is ‘Festa della Resurrezione’ (resurrection). The highlight of this event is the 12 ‘Santoni’, gigantic statues of the Apostles. The main events are : Corsa dei Santoni (Race of the Santoni) ‘Giunta di Pasqua’ (Virgin Mary & Jesus meet) Processione del Cristo Risorto (Procession of the Risen Christ) Dominique LAURENT Meet me on mosttraveledpeople.com or thebesttravelled.com AUTOMATIC NO COMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL

2 ‘I SANTONI’ (THE 12 APOSTLES)
‘Santoni’, papier-mâché gigantic structures (about 3,5 m high) representing the 12 apostles are carried by the disguised so-called “Santanari” (members of different local fraternities) during the Holy Week. They go up and down the village, from one church to another, until the sad procession of the dead Christ On Holy Friday. On Easter Sunday (shown here), to revitalize and rejoice in the resurrection, they become cheerful messengers of the sacred news.

3 San Giovanni (St John) San Giacomo (St James) San Pietro (St Peter)

4 San Simone (St Simon) San Tommaso (St Thomas) San Bartolomeo (St Bartholomew)

5 San Andrea (St Andrew) San Filippo (St Philip) San Giacomo (St James)

6 San Matteo (St Matthew) San Mattia (St Matthias)
San Giacomo Min (St James the Lesser)

7 San Bartolomeo, San Simone, San Giudaato, San Giovanni & San Matteo in Chiesa Santa Maria

8 San Matteo San Bartolomeo

9 Leaving Chiesa Santa Maria San Matteo San Giudaato

10 Some ‘Santoni’ (gigantic statues of saints) in front of Chiesa Santa Maria

11 San Filippo San Bartolomeo San Simone

12 San Matteo, San Filippo & San Tommaso

13 San Matteo San Tommaso San Giudaato

14 San Bartolomeo, San Filippo & San Matteo

15 San Andrea San Giacomo San Giovanni

16 San Simone, San Matteo, San Giovanni, San Giacomo Min, San Mattia, San Tommaso, San Giacomo & San Bartolomeo

17 San Giacomo Min San Giovanni San Simone

18 San Giovanni, San Giacomo Min, San Giacomo, San Tommaso, San Mattia & San Simone

19 San Giovanni, San Filippo, San Mattia, San Andrea & San Tommaso

20 San Giacomo

21 ARRIVAL OF THE ‘FERCOLO DELLA MADONNA’
The ‘fercolo’ (carriage) carrying Virgin Mary statue (Madonna) arrives at Chiesa Santa Maria. The statue is veiled with a black cloth, as the Virgin is still mourning Jesus. Then a procession of the ‘fercolo della Madonna’ followed by the ‘Santoni’ (apostles gigantic statues) is performed. It will be followed by the ‘Corsa dei Santoni’.

22 Fercolo della Madonna

23 Fercolo della Madonna

24 Santoni & Fercolo della Madonna

25 Fercolo de la Madonna

26 San Bartolomeo, San Filippo, San Simone & Fercolo della Madonna

27 CORSA DEI SANTONI While loudspeakers joyfully announce ‘Cristo e risorto’ (Christ is resurrected), news of the resurrection are spreading among the apostles. They are so happy that they run back and forth towards the Fercolo del Cristo Risorto (carriage of the Risen Christ). This is the Race of the Apostles (‘Corsa dei Santoni’).

28 San Mattia

29 San Simone San Giacomo Min

30 San Giovanni San Filippo

31 San Giacomo San Giudaato

32 San Mattia San Andrea

33 San Filippo San Matteo

34 San Simone, San Mateo & San Giacomo
San Simone, San Mateo & San Giacomo San Bartolomeo, San Matteo, San Filippo & San Giacomo

35 San Pietro

36 ‘’GIUNTA DI PASQUA’ The ‘Giunta di Pasqua’ is the special moment when Virgin Mary meets her son Jesus after his resurrection. The Fercolo della Madonna & the Fercolo del Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) leave the opposite sides of Aidone main square and meet in the middle. At last, Virgin Mary & Jesus are reunited again. The statue of Virgin Mary has been unveiled of its black cloth, as she is not mourning any more.

37 Fercolo del Cristo Risorto

38 Fercolo del Cristo Risorto

39 Fercolo della Madonna

40 ‘Giunta di Pasqua’ : the two ‘fercolos’ side by side

41 San Giacomo Min & San Andrea

42 The ‘Santoni’ getting ready for the ‘Processione del Cristo Risorto’

43 Before ‘Processione del Cristo Risorto’

44 PROCESSIONE DEL CRISTO RISORTO
After ‘Giunta di Pasqua’, the triumphal ‘Processione del Cristo Risorto’ (Procession of the Risen Christ) takes place in the streets of Aidone. The ‘Santoni’ are followed by the Fercolo della Madonna & the Fercolo del Cristo Risorto.

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56 San Pietro & San Giovanni saluting each other

57 END OF THE PROCESSION The fercolo del Cristo Risorto is taken back inside Chiesa San Leone and the Fercolo della Madonna inside Chiesa Santa Maria. Meanwhile, the bowing ‘Santoni’ pay their respects to each other, Christ & the Madonna.

58 Fercolo del Cristo Risorto in front of Chiesa San Leone

59 San Bartolomeo & San Giacomo saluting each other in front of San Andrea & San Mattia

60 San Mattia & San Simone saluting each other in front of San Andrea & San Giacomo

61 San Giovanni & San Andrea saluting each other in front of San Mattia

62 San Pietro & San Mattia saluting each other

63 San Mattia & San Giacomo saluting each other

64 Fercolo del Cristo Risorto back in Chiesa San Leone
Fercolo della Madonna & Torre Adelasia

65 San Matteo & San Pietro saluting each other

66 San Matteo & San Pietro saluting each other

67 San Pietro & San Giudaato saluting each other

68 San Tommaso, San Pietro & San Filippo saluting each other

69 San Filippo (above) & San Giovanni (right) saluting the Madonna

70 Fercolo della Madonna back in Chiesa Santa Maria
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