Pozzallo Madonna Del Rosario Feast: Bands, Frittelle, Dance And Final Mass
Celebrations for Madonna del Rosario dey continue for Pozzallo, with bands, frittelle, dance festival and a closing mass wey Bishop Vito Piccinonna go lead.
Saturday 3 October na the day wey the program heavy for Pozzallo. Quotidiano di Ragusa talk say this weekend na the most awaited part of the feast. According to the same source, at 6:30 pm the Rosary go start, at 7 pm na the mass and vigil for the Transito di San Francesco d'Assisi. At 8 pm, the bands 'Città di Pozzallo' and 'Santa Maria di Custonaci' go waka through the streets of the city. For piazza Municipio, the 23rd Sagra delle Frittelle and the 14th Festival Danza go start same time.
Reports from Giornale Ibleo, Radio RTM and La Sicilia talk say the celebrations dey continue with great participation of faithful and citizens. Dem call am one of the most felt religious recurrences for the pozzallese community, and e dey join spirituality, popular tradition and identity together. The tradition don dey pass from generation to generation, and e still dey involve families, young people and old people in one shared faith journey. The sources no give exact number of people, but dem talk say participation na great.
For the whole city, the feast na important moment to rediscover the value of Marian devotion and the meaning of the Rosary as tool for prayer, trust and hope. The program don already get many appointments wey mark the religious road toward the main moment of the celebrations. Sunday 4 October na the day of San Francesco patrono d'Italia, and the program for that day start early, according to Quotidiano di Ragusa.
The celebration go close on Monday 5 October with mass wey the bishop of Rieti, monsignor Vito Piccinonna, go preside. As the bands dey waka through the streets and the piazza Municipio dey host the sagra and the festival, the religious appointments remain the center of the feast for the community.