Feast of Madonna della Cava 2011

In Orvieto, 28 and 29 May 2011, will return the feast of Madonna della Cava, an annual event that takes place in hundreds of fans and curious on the occasion of the celebrations taking place at the Church of the Madonna della Cava.

The historic tradition of the event stems from the cult of Mary, much heard in the district of Cava (Orvieto), to the point that in 1640 they decided to dedicate the Cavajoli Sant'Egilio of the Church, restored in that year, the Madonna della Cava (Madonna della Presentazione).

The party, which is celebrated every year on the last weekend in May, combines folk religious traditions at times, creating an event that brings together the entire population of the entire area of the Cava and Orvieto.

The festival begins Saturday with 28 Eucharistic Adoration takes place at 21 as preparation for the feast which takes place on Sunday 29 with Mass celebrated by St. E. Archbishop Giovanni Marra Eche will culminate with the traditional procession when the statue of the Madonna della Cava parade through the streets of the district last fall in the small shrine cavajolo.

Programma festa Madonna della Cava 2011 (20kb).