lesson 7 Flashcards
urbi et orbi blessing
a plenary indulgence granted to all who follow it
during Easter Mass by Pope at S’Peter’s Basilica
Easter in Florence
scoppio del carrio
scoppio del carrio
cart is part of a procession
stops in front of cathedral; from the alter, the Archbishop lights a dove-shaped rocket symbolizing Holy Spirit
flies down on a wire and collides with cart in the square setting off a spectacular firework display
if the cart goes off in Florence what does that mean?
good luckk is ensured for good harvest
Abruzzo Easter
La Madonna Che Scappa in Piazza
La Madonna Che Scappa in Piazza
a statue of a woman in black carried to square at Cathedral; she is revealed in green, doves are let out and those carrying her run towards the Cathedrawl and the Jesus display there
what is the religious analysis of La Madonna Che Scappa in Piazza
black = grieving for Jesus, green = he is resurrected
what is the nonreligious/pagan explaination of La Madonna Che Scappa in Piazza
black = winter, green revealed = spring
Paquetta in Umbian hill town of Panicale
Ruzzolone
Ruzzolone
rolling ~4 kilos of cheese wheels around village walls
Paquetta food
torta pasqualina (traditional easter piece’ colomba and pastiera)
what does lamb symbolize
symbol of birth
what does egg symbolize
llife, fertility, renewal
when is ognissanti
novemeber 1st, all saints’ dau
when was the symbolic beginning of the tradition of ognissanti?
609 AD
why does ognissanti exist
have individual saints days but there are more saints than days in the year so all saints day is for the saints that don’t have their own day
il giorno dei morti (souls day)
november 2nd
what happens on il giorno dei morti
departed will visit
what is believed about il giorno dei morti in general and via the romans
were believed to be able to intercede with God for the living
Roman’s would eat next to the grave of relatives to keep company
il giorno dei morti in lombardy
people put a bottle of fresh water in the kitchen so dead can quench their thirst
il giorno dei morti in Friuli Venezia-Giulia
leave out lamp, bucket of water and bread so dead can find their way home and eat and drink once there
il giorno dei morti in veneto
offer traditional biscuits, the “ossi da morti” (bones of the dead)
il giorno dei morti in trentino alto adige, piedmonte, valle d’aosta
bell rings to call the dead to their homes, table is set and fire is going for whole night