Folklore
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Asini, Festa degli
ASINI, FESTA degli (Feast of the Ass). - A medieval, paraliturgical religious celebration intended to commemorate the part played by the… -
Bailardo (Barliario), Pietro
BAILARDO (BARLIARIO), PIETRO. - In popular tradition the legend of this strange figure, an astronomer and necromancer from Salerno, who… -
Carnival (CARNEVALE)
CARNIVAL. - A period of revelry and amusements before the beginning of Lent. The most common etymology derives the term carnival from:… -
Casazze
CASAZZE. - Grandiose figured processions, living relics of the sacred drama. Their origin is Genoese, and the name derives, it seems, from… -
Christina, Saint (CRISTINA, SANTA)
CHRISTINA, Saint. - Her name occurs in the Hieronymian Martyrology on July 24, with the topographical designation: "in civitate Tyro",… -
Colombina
COLOMBINA. - By this name is known the feast of the "explosion of the cart" which takes place in Florence every year on Holy Saturday, at… -
Cornomania (CORNOMÀNIA)
CORNOMANIA. - A Roman popular festival that took place on the afternoon of Low Saturday (sabato in albis) at the Lateran in the presence of… -
Craciun
CRACIUN. - The name for Christmas in Romanian, of undoubtedly Romance origin, although not yet established (Cristo+ajun, "fast" or… -
Feast of the Dead (MORTI, FESTA DEI)
FEAST OF THE DEAD. - The f. of the m. (2 November; for the liturgy, v. DEFUNTI, IV. IV. Commemoration of all the faithful departed) gives… -
Folklore
FOLKLORE. - An eminently agricultural region, with numerous and important urban centers and a highly advanced civic life, E. draws from… -
Folk Poetry (POESIA POPOLARE)
FOLK POETRY. - Interest in f. p. revealed itself in England as early as the first decades of the 18th century, and the most significant… -
Folk Traditions (TRADIZIONI POPOLARI)
FOLK TRADITIONS. - They are also indicated by the term folklore, coined by the English archaeologist William J. Thoms (1803-85, better… -
Margaret Of Cortona, Saint (MARGHERITA DA CORTONA, SANTA)
MARGARET OF CORTONA, Saint. - Born in 1247 at Laviano, then in the diocese of Chiusi, died at Cortona on 22 February 1297, and therefore… -
Mark the Evangelist, Saint (MARCO EVANGELISTA, SANTO)
MARK THE EVANGELIST, Saint. - Disciple of St. Peter and St. Paul, author of the second Gospel. I. THE EVANGELIST. - The Evangelist's full… -
Maurus, Saint (MAURO, SANTO)
MAURUS, SAINT. - Disciple of St. Benedict; born probably at the beginning of the 6th century to a Roman named Equitius, he followed St.… -
Mezzaquaresima
MEZZAQUARESIMA (Mid-Lent). - Because of the rigor of Lent, the custom arose of observing at the exact midpoint, which falls on a Thursday,… -
Mortorio
MORTORIO. - This was the name given to a sacred representation that re-enacted the Passion and Death of Christ. Adapting itself to the… -
Oberammergau
OBERAMMERGAU. - Village in the Bavarian Alps, in the archdiocese of Munich, famous for its sacred performances of the Passion of Our Lord… -
Philomena, Saint (FILOMENA, SANTA)
PHILOMENA, Saint. - In 1802 a body was extracted from the cemetery of Priscilla, whose tomb bore an inscription in red lead, on three… -
Phocas, Saint (FOCA, SANTO)
PHOCAS, SAINT. - Martyred, probably under Diocletian, at Sinope in Pontus and remembered by St. Gregory Nazianzen and by the bishop… -
Popular Religious Festivals (FESTE RELIGIOSE POPOLARI)
POPULAR RELIGIOUS FEASTS. - Not outside the Church, but alongside it and together with it, the people have created and preserved… -
Rosalia (Rusolia), Saint (ROSALIA (RUSOLIA), SANTA)
ROSALIA (Rusolia), Saint. - Patroness of Palermo since the 17th century, the "santuzza," as the people call her, led an eremitical life in… -
Rosa of Viterbo, Saint (ROSA DA VITERBO, SANTA)
ROSA OF VITERBO, Saint. - Born in Viterbo, where she also spent her brief life, most probably between 1233 and 1251. She lived most of her…