SANTA MARIJA 2022 ~ 'Per La Festa Di Maria Assunta In Cielo' (VIDEO 2)

The Leone Philharmonic Band salutes Santa Maria with the Immortal Hymn 'Per La Festa Di Maria Assunta In Cielo'.
Watch the video till the end and you will notice how the bearers swing the statue of Santa Marija on their shoulders to the beautiful symphony of this 1913 hymn. It brings me so many sensational, intense thrilling emotions that fill me with joy and happiness.

The feast of Santa Marija has been the principal celebration of Gozo for at least five hundred years. A procession was organised since 1726, but the statue of Santa Marija had added great joy to the festivities. On the 15th of August, it is paraded shoulder-high along the streets of Rabat in a procession led by the Bishop of Gozo. An astonishingly prodigal display of aerial fireworks accompanies its exit from the church and its entry. The excitement reaches its climax as Santa Marija is raised by the multitude up the steps to be returned to the Cathedral.