Celestinian forgiveness celebration | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

The Celestinian forgiveness celebration was inspired by Pope Celestine V, who issued a historical ‘Bull’ as an act of partnership among local populations. Taking place in the city and province of L’Aquila, the tradition comprises a set of rituals and celebrations transmitted uninterruptedly since 1294. The practice conveys a sense of continuity and cultural identity for the whole community. The ‘Forgiveness Walk’ opens with the lighting of the ‘Fire of Morrone’ and its descent, accompanied by a candlelight procession. The procession proceeds along a traditional itinerary marked by the lighting of tripods in each of the twenty-three villages involved, where the mayor signs a parchment recalling the Bull’s symbolic values. The community gathering ends on 23 August in L’Aquila with the lighting of the last tripod. Drums, clarions and flag bearers enliven and mark the rhythm of the Parade,...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Italy
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Italy
Countries: Italy

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Music, Performance and Oral Literature Material Culture, Design and Technology Law, Governance and Ethics Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
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Original Source Metadata

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ich_public_ref1276

inscription_year2019

title_enCelestinian forgiveness celebration

title_frLa fête du pardon célestinien

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesIT

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01276

concepts_primary_namesProcession, Religious practice

concepts_secondary_namesCostumes, Culture of peace, Flags, Historical reenactment, Hospitality, Percussion instruments, Woodwind instruments

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/13081-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enCelestinian Walk, 2017, Municipality of Castelvecchio-Subequo

main_image_copyrightMarco Equizi/Celestinian Forgiveness Committee, 2017

main_image_authorNot supplied

videoshttps://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/VmSWd6BpoFc

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Procession Religious practice Costumes Culture of peace Flags Historical reenactment Hospitality Percussion instruments Woodwind instruments UNESCO representative list

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