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DESCRIPTION:The Angel’s Run in Forio dates back to a tradition from the 160
 0s. It is a sacred performance that depicts the moment when the Virgin Mar
 y meets her resurrected Son. The event is carried out by the Archconfrater
 nity of Forio\, which safeguards the four statues carried on shoulders dur
 ing the procession. By tradition\, the statues are always carried by the s
 ame families\, a custom passed down from father to son\, often leading to 
 disputes among families over the right to participate.The statues in the p
 rocession are: the Virgin Mary\, the Risen Christ\, St. John the Apostle\,
  and the Angel. The first three were carved in wood by a Neapolitan crafts
 man between 1756 and 1757\, while the Angel was sculpted by Vincenzo Molli
 ca and covered in pure gold leaf.On Easter morning\, before the procession
  begins\, the Virgin Mary\, veiled in white\, and St. John are placed at t
 he crossroads of Forio’s main street. After the Mass\, Christ and the Ange
 l join the procession\, forming a small cortege with the blue banner and w
 hite ostrich-feather plume\, the confraternity’s cross\, and the clergy.As
  they reach the fountain\, a choir of powerful voices—comprising fishermen
  and townspeople—turns toward the Risen Christ and sings the “Regina Coeli
 ”\, marking the start of the ritual. The Angel bows three times to Christ 
 and runs to the Virgin Mary to announce her Son’s resurrection. At the cro
 ssroads\, the Regina Coeli is sung again by farmers and townspeople\, and 
 the Angel bows three times to the Virgin Mary before running back to Chris
 t. This sequence is repeated three times.During the final run\, the Angel 
 stops under the bell tower of the Church of Santa Maria di Loreto while th
 e Virgin Mary and St. John walk along the street to meet Christ’s statue. 
 Halfway through\, the veil is lifted from the Virgin’s face\, symbolizing 
 the vision of her Son\, and the street fills with flower petals thrown fro
 m balconies amid a chorus of songs and applause.By tradition\, the person 
 carrying the ostrich-feather plume must lower it three times without letti
 ng the feathers touch the ground\, in order to retain the right to carry i
 t in future processions.At the end of the ritual\, the statues are carried
  in procession to the Church of San Vito. https://www.eventi.ischia.it/en/
 calendar/event/219438-the-angels-run---easter-sunday-in-forio
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LOCATION:Comune di Forio (Piazza Municipio\, 1\, 80075 Forio NA\, Italia)
SUMMARY:The Angel’s Run – Easter Sunday in Forio
URL:https://www.eventi.ischia.it/en/calendar/event/219438-the-angels-run---
 easter-sunday-in-forio
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