Festa SS. Crocifisso e Carro di Sant’Elena
The feast of Holy Crucifix of the Pietà is celebrated from 2nd to 4th May. The preparations start already a month before with Responsorial Psalms sang every day until May 2, day of the “Miracles” and of the procession which is held in the evening. The Saint Helen’s carriage parade takes place every three-five years on May 4. This tradition dates back to 1718, re-enacting the transportation to Rome of the remnants of the Holy Cross found by Saint Helen, mother of emperor Constantine whose character is played by a young woman of Galatone. On this occasion, knights, handmaids and angels march in parade through the streets. The carriage’s procession (5 meters high, 7 meters long and 3.5 meters wide – pulled by 3 horses), ends with the handover of the Cross to the Sanctuary’s chaplain who blesses the crowd with it.
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