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  • view from castle at medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from  the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from castle at medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • typical bar were people can drink a  sour cherry liquor named "ginja". The medieval village of Obidos has castle walls that encircle the town. Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from castle at medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from  the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from the wall at medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from castle at medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from  the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • view from the aqueduct near the medieval village of Obidos, with castle walls that encircle the town, .Paulo Cunha/4see
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  • Fez Medina seen from Borj Sud. Fez is the medieval capital of Morocco, and a great city of high Islamic civilization. It has the best-preserved old city in the Arab world, the sprawling, labyrinthine medina of Fes el-Bali, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Fez Medina seen from Borj Sud. Fez is the medieval capital of Morocco, and a great city of high Islamic civilization. It has the best-preserved old city in the Arab world, the sprawling, labyrinthine medina of Fes el-Bali, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Fez Medina seen from Borj Sud. Fez is the medieval capital of Morocco, and a great city of high Islamic civilization. It has the best-preserved old city in the Arab world, the sprawling, labyrinthine medina of Fes el-Bali, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Medieval alley at Colle di Val d'Elsa.
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  • The night of São João (Saint John), in Valongo - nearby Porto - is celebrated in a peculiar way. This commemoration day of St. John, is a traditional celebration inspired by a secular legend. Groups of men dressing up in costumes, dance the so  called "Dance of the bugios". In the middle there is a King, who is the king of "bugios", all together they celebrate the  medieval legend that says : " The daughter of a Moorish king who lived there got sick and the king appealed to scholars and healers to cure her. Having no results and his daughter continued to languish, he called on Christians to ask for his daughter and prayed to the image o St. John. The Princess was cured and there was a procession to worship the image of St. John, what the Moors called the possession of the holy, to thank for this miracle." The festivities recreate that moment.
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  • The night of São João (Saint John), in Valongo - nearby Porto - is celebrated in a peculiar way. This commemoration day of St. John, is a traditional celebration inspired by a secular legend. Groups of men dressing up in costumes, dance the so  called "Dance of the bugios". In the middle there is a King, who is the king of "bugios", all together they celebrate the  medieval legend that says : " The daughter of a Moorish king who lived there got sick and the king appealed to scholars and healers to cure her. Having no results and his daughter continued to languish, he called on Christians to ask for his daughter and prayed to the image o St. John. The Princess was cured and there was a procession to worship the image of St. John, what the Moors called the possession of the holy, to thank for this miracle." The festivities recreate that moment.
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  • The night of São João (Saint John), in Valongo - nearby Porto - is celebrated in a peculiar way. This commemoration day of St. John, is a traditional celebration inspired by a secular legend. Groups of men dressing up in costumes, dance the so  called "Dance of the bugios". In the middle there is a King, who is the king of "bugios", all together they celebrate the  medieval legend that says : " The daughter of a Moorish king who lived there got sick and the king appealed to scholars and healers to cure her. Having no results and his daughter continued to languish, he called on Christians to ask for his daughter and prayed to the image o St. John. The Princess was cured and there was a procession to worship the image of St. John, what the Moors called the possession of the holy, to thank for this miracle." The festivities recreate that moment.
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  • The night of São João (Saint John), in Valongo - nearby Porto - is celebrated in a peculiar way. This commemoration day of St. John, is a traditional celebration inspired by a secular legend. Groups of men dressing up in costumes, dance the so  called "Dance of the bugios". In the middle there is a King, who is the king of "bugios", all together they celebrate the  medieval legend that says : " The daughter of a Moorish king who lived there got sick and the king appealed to scholars and healers to cure her. Having no results and his daughter continued to languish, he called on Christians to ask for his daughter and prayed to the image o St. John. The Princess was cured and there was a procession to worship the image of St. John, what the Moors called the possession of the holy, to thank for this miracle." The festivities recreate that moment.
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  • The night of São João (Saint John), in Valongo - nearby Porto - is celebrated in a peculiar way. This commemoration day of St. John, is a traditional celebration inspired by a secular legend. Groups of men dressing up in costumes, dance the so  called "Dance of the bugios". In the middle there is a King, who is the king of "bugios", all together they celebrate the  medieval legend that says : " The daughter of a Moorish king who lived there got sick and the king appealed to scholars and healers to cure her. Having no results and his daughter continued to languish, he called on Christians to ask for his daughter and prayed to the image o St. John. The Princess was cured and there was a procession to worship the image of St. John, what the Moors called the possession of the holy, to thank for this miracle." The festivities recreate that moment.
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  • Actor of a tradicional theatre play called "Tchiloli". Usually the story is about Duco de Mantova homicide and the killer is Charlemagne's son. This is Duco de Mantova emissary.
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  • Fez Medina is the worlds largest car-free area and it is renowed for its maze-like narrow streets.
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  • Woman carrying a child on her back near Bab Sagma (Sagma Gate).
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  • Boy selling traditional pharmaceutical products as roots and herbs in a shop inside Fez Medina.
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  • Man on a balcony inside an old palace in Fez medina. Many of these old palaces, also called ryads, have been converted to small luxury hotels.
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  • Man on a balcony inside an old palace in Fez medina. Many of these old palaces, also called ryads, have been converted to small luxury hotels.
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  • The narrow Fez medina streets and its souks are bustled with vendors, shops, people carrying goods and the daily life is overwhelmingly fast.
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  • Bouinania Medersa is a 14th-century religious college. The best example of Islamic architecture a non-Muslim can see in Fez, with wooden walls elaborately carved with geometric patterns and Arabic calligraphy, and a beautiful minaret. In the courtyard there is a portico with a still-functioning mosque, separated by the rest of the courtyard by a small moat.
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  • From the Borj Nord near the Merenid Tombs there is a magnificent view over Fez Medina.
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  • Beggar in a narrow street inside Fez Medina.
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  • Woman passing by in a patio inside El Moqri Palace in Fez Medina.
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  • Children playing in a narrow alley inside Fez Medina.
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  • Man pulling leather inside an ink filled pit. This ancient technique is still used nowadays in the Tannery wher men walk the narrow paths between huge vats of lye and colorful dyes, water wheels creak as the leather is rinsed, and buildings facing the tannery are covered with pelts hanging to dry.
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  • Monsaraz is a little village on a top of a hill sorrounded by stone walls.
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  • Castle of Obidos, Portugal 15/07/2012
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  • Arrayanes Patio / Alhambra Palace / GRANADA / Andalusia Region / Spain. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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  • Alhambra Palace seen from The Generalife / GRANADA / Andalusia Region / Spain. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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  • Arrayanes Patio / Alhambra Palace / GRANADA / Andalusia Region / Spain. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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  • Salon del trono / Throne Hall / Alhambra Palace / GRANADA / Andalusia Region / Spain. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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  • Patio del Cuarto Dorado / Golden Room Patio / Alhambra Palace / GRANADA / Andalusia Region / Spain. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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  • Arrayanes Patio / Alhambra Palace / GRANADA / Andalusia Region / Spain. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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  • Actor of a tradicional theatre play called "Tchiloli". Usually the story is about Duque de Mantova homicide and the killer is Charlemagne's son. This character is the Minister of Justice.
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  • Actor of a tradicional theatre play called "Tchiloli". Usually the story is about Duque de Mantova homicide and the killer is Charlemagne's son. This character is the investigator.
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  • Bab Boujloud (Boujloud Gate) is the main entrance to the walled Fez medina.
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  • Fez Medina is the worlds largest car-free area and it is renowed for its maze-like narrow streets.
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  • Talaa Kbira street is the main circulation path inside Fez Medina (Fes el-Bali)
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  • From the Borj Nord near the Merenid Tombs there is a magnificent view over Fez Medina.
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  • Fasis (locals from Fez) promenade near Bab Smaa and Moulay Hassan Square.
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  • São João Celebrations (St John´s Celebrations),in Porto are quite unique. The festivity takes place every 4th week of June and it´s a very popular event in the city of Porto. Plastic hammers are sold at every corner street days before the party begins. People armed with rubber hammers and giggles chase each other down the streets. This is one of the riotous celebrations in the country and people enjoy attacking each other and have a lot of fun.
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  • Alhambra Palace view from restaurant El Huerto de Juan Ranas in the Albaicin Quarter / GRANADA / Andalusia Region / Spain. Route by train after the steps of Washington Irving, romantic American writer who travelled in 1829 from Seville to Granada, where he wrote 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim civilization, Irving was responsible, along with the French writers of the 19th century, for the romantic image of Al-Andalus. Alberto Paredes / 4SEE
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  • The narrow Fez medina streets and its souks are bustled with vendors, shops, people carrying goods and the daily life is overwhelmingly fast.
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  • A women pray the holy mother that reach the church. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • The Friday mosque is supposedly dated of the 13/14th century and the squared minaret is said to be the 2nd oldest in use in the world. Chinguetti, a medieval trading center founded in the 13th century, now home of some libraries full of ancient arab manuscripts
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  • Flagellant during the procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Saint George Castle in Lisbon at twilight. The strongly fortified citadel, which, in its present configuration, dates from medieval times, is located atop the highest hill in the historic center of the city. The castle is one of the main historical and touristic sites of Lisbon and it was conquered to the Moors by the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, in 1147.
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • The cork disk are disinfected with cheap white wine. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • One of the old women that announcing the name of the holy mother gives the cadence of the beating to the Battenti. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Some flagellant wait the beginning of the procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • A flagellant watch the street waiting for the beginning of the procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Amoment of the procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • The cork disk are disinfected with cheap white wine. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Flagellant participating at the religious procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • The cork disk and an image of the holy mother are sold for 2€ to the "battenti". Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • The flagellant enter inside the church at the end of the religious procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • The night of São João (Saint John), in Valongo - nearby Porto - is celebrated in a peculiar way. This commemoration day of St. John, is a traditional celebration inspired by a secular legend. Groups of men dressing up in costumes, dance the so  called "Dance of the bugios". In the middle there is a King, who is the king of "bugios", all together they celebrate the  medieval legend that says : " The daughter of a Moorish king who lived there got sick and the king appealed to scholars and healers to cure her. Having no results and his daughter continued to languish, he called on Christians to ask for his daughter and prayed to the image o St. John. The Princess was cured and there was a procession to worship the image of St. John, what the Moors called the possession of the holy, to thank for this miracle." The festivities recreate that moment.
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Religion; procession; catholic; extremist; cork; needle; blood; tradition; vatican; church; beliver; devote; holy; mother. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • The battenti hold in their hand a cross with the image of the holy mother for all the time of the procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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  • Some flagellant wait the beginning of the procession. Every seven years in August  in a small village named Guardia Sanframondi , a one-week long catholic procession, the “Riti Settennali” takes place. <br />
From Monday to Friday the flagellant walk in the street of the medieval village striking their back with small strips of metal to honour the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The last day, Sunday, the Virgin Mary from the main church is carried around the village and venerated by the “Battenti”. The “Battenti” are men that decide to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beating their own chest with a cylindrical peace of cork pierced with needles (between 25 and 45).
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