Thursday 31 March 2016

Calabria.

We went to Sersale this morning. Look at the view from up there!






Such deep valleys!











Monday 21 March 2016

Palm Sunday


La Palma processione


 These are a few photos of the Palm Sunday procession in the village.

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday procession

Processione La palma

La Palma



It is an old tradition that on Palm Sunday people in the village decorate olive branches and take them from the old church to the calvario and then to the main church in procession before celebrating the Mass. 

Palm Sunday

In olden days they had soppressata and small bottles of wine hung on them. Little decorative provola cheese and sweet cuzzupa.

Palm Sunday

 Nowadays there are chocolate eggs and sweets but a few people still do follow the old way.
This is a tradition which has died out in many of the local villages. Fortunately the new priest has maintained it here.

Here are some photos of a past year with the old priest. Even when it rains everyone participates just the same!
Palm Sunday

La Palma


La Palma