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Fuochi di Sant'Antonio 01

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Thank you for your visit. I'll appreciate any comment or suggestion. Better view with zoom in. The tradition of lighting the fires has pagan origin and had the function of bringing about new crops. Is associated with the Christian mythology because Saint Anthony is considered the guardian of hell and protector of animals. After the plague of 1656 in which perished about two-thirds of the population of the Kingdom of Naples (in Vastogirardi the number of families was reduced from 258 to 88 in a few months), the tradition of the fires spread to all countries are also taking a purifying value. La tradizione di accendere i fuochi ha origine pagane e aveva la funzione di propiziare i nuovi raccolti. Viene associata a Sant'Antonio Abate perchè nella mitologia cristiana è considerato il guardiano dell'inferno e protettore degli animali. A seguito della peste del 1656 nella quale perirono circa i due terzi della popolazione del Regno di Napoli (a Vastogirardi il numero delle famiglie si ridusse da 258 a 88 in pochi mesi), la tradizione dei fuochi si propagò in tutti i paesi assumendo anche una valenza purificatoria.

Comments (15)


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Vagabund

4:04AM | Sat, 18 January 2014

Great! :-)

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giulband

4:13AM | Sat, 18 January 2014

Well taken photo! Soprattutto grazie per la spiegazione, molto interessante, ed il riferimento alla peste che è la stessa di Milano citata nei " Promessi Sposi " Se ti interessa ho fatto un immagine proprio su quest'evento in gallery : http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2483333&user_id=765086&np&np PS fantastica fotocamera la D700!!

angora

4:23AM | Sat, 18 January 2014

beautiful pic!! THX for the info, love traditions like that!! great compo! wonderful light! n si, awesome camera!!! -it shows!-

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jayfar

4:41AM | Sat, 18 January 2014

This is a beautiful 'crackling' fire Arturo and some interesting info.

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byteline

5:36AM | Sat, 18 January 2014

Absolutely great shot ! Thanks for the interesting info !

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sossy

7:41AM | Sat, 18 January 2014

a powerful capture of a fire impression! thanks for the interesting history! ;o)

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tetrasnake

8:51AM | Sat, 18 January 2014

Outstanding capture! Well done!

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barryjeffer

1:19PM | Sat, 18 January 2014

A fantastic shot and great details. Excellent!

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sandra46

4:56PM | Sat, 18 January 2014

WONDERFUL WORK

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flavia49

5:30PM | Sat, 18 January 2014

great shot

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RaykesPictures

2:21AM | Sun, 19 January 2014

Impressive picture, like it!

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dakotabluemoon

7:25AM | Sun, 19 January 2014

What a beautiful glow from this fire nice capture my friend.

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Richardphotos

2:59PM | Sun, 19 January 2014

and I did not bring any marshmallows! oh well next time. outstanding capture

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Pierrot_Lunaire

5:05PM | Sun, 19 January 2014

Stunning image, wonderfully captured!

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brewgirlca

3:32PM | Mon, 20 January 2014

Really great shot. It looks almost like it was painted. I especially like the fiery streaks.


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Photograph Details
F Numberf/7.1
MakeNIKON CORPORATION
ModelNIKON D700
Shutter Speed2/1
ISO Speed200
Focal Length70

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