The three Glories of Aquila Scanno

THE THREE GLORIES OF AQUILA SCANNO

The Glories of Scanno are three:

On the evening of January 16, in the open space adjacent to the Church of Saint Anthony Abbot, a bonfire is lit, while in the morning of the feast, after the mass, is placed on the fire lit a cauldron where are cooked sagne ricotta offered by a family wealthy country, after the blessing by the officiating priest of the food that is offered to the faithful gathered for the event.

On June 23, in front of the Church of San Giovanni Battista she is a fire while inside the church is officiated a mass. For this celebration people bring a full bottle of wine in which is dipped the stem of a rose with open flower. After the blessing of the bottles the faithful to bring you home and the wine so blessed the faithful consider it a panacea for insect bites, rheumatic pain and minor injuries.

On 10 November (from sunset) we celebrate the true glories of St. Martin. In the two months preceding the village boys are engaged, grouped into teams, to accumulate the wood with which make up large piles in the three districts of the country: the Plaja, Cardella and San Martino. The stacks, in particular in columns cleverly pyres (as high as 20 mt.), Will be lit in the late afternoon with songs, sounds, dancing and shouting. Late in the evening, when the bonfire will begin to fade, the boys will head in the streets of the country by staging a mock than ever boisterous "procession" called San Martino. Even for the little tradition that can have pleasant surprises through the preparation of the "pizza with the money", a kind of flat bread fried in a pan which also contains a "dime".