Come with us and discover the fascinating story of this popular Saint and the incredible celebrations which are reserverdto his figure. You'll be amazed at discovering such archaic traditions still alive in incredible Abruzzo.
PART ONE - Our introduction to this incredible journey
PART TWO - Adriana Gandolfi explains all the historical and cultural aspects related to Sant'Antonio.
PART THREE - The most important event related to Sant'Antonio is celebrated on the evening of January 16th (Sant'Antonio's day's eve) in Fara Filiorum Petri (province of Chieti) when all the "Farchie" (huge towers made of reeds) belonging to the several "contrade" (districts) of the village are burnt to honor Saint Antony.
Legend says that on 1799, when Neapolitan Kingdom suffered from French invasion of Napoleon troops, Fara Filiorum Petri was saved by intercession of Sant'Antonio who set on fire an entire oak wood to frighten the enemies.
Once every 25 years the farchie are lit in Contrada (district) Vicenne where the miracle happened in 1799.
PART FOUR - Adriana Gandolfi explains the representations of Sant'Antonio tempted by the devil.
PART FIVE - Let’s discover, together with Adriana Gandolfi and Alessio Granchelli, this fantastic bird-shaped biscuits filled with cooked must made in Civitella Casanova in honour of Sant’Antonio.
PART SIX - Conclusions
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00:00 START
00.12 INTRO (PART ONE)
01:14 THE STORY, THE CULT (PART TWO)
05:16 LE FARCHIE AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS (PART THREE)
11:48 THE TEMPTATIONS OF SANT'ANTONIO (PART FOUR)
14:15 THE "CIEIE" IN CIVITELLA CASANOVA (PART FIVE)
15:29 CONCLUSIONS (PART SIX)
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